| 4.
Nouns derived from verbs |
| There are certain nouns derived
by suffixing a derivative to the verb stem. They form
one class. The verbs that take -p-future tense marker
take -pu as the noun derivative. |
na a
|
|
|
'to
walk' |
| naa-pu
|
> |
naapu
|
'behaviour' |
| kayi
|
|
|
'to
become bitter' |
| kayi-pu
|
> |
kayipu
|
'bitterness' |
| payi
|
|
|
'to
become hungry' |
| payi-pu
|
> |
payipu
|
'hunger' |
| pile
|
|
|
'to
cover' |
| pite-pu
|
> |
pitepu
|
'hudder' |
pa i
|
|
|
'to
learn' |
| pai-pu
|
> |
pau
|
'learning' |
|
| |
| The verbs take -v- future tense
marker take -vu or -i as the noun derivative suffix. Among
them -u ending verbs take -i as the noun derivative suffix
and others take -vu as the noun derivative suffix. |
| ba:ndu
|
|
|
'to
itch' |
| ba:nd
-i |
> |
bandi |
'coconut
scrapper' |
 ira: u
|
|
|
'to
scratch' |
| ira:
-i |
> |
irani
|
'coconut
scrapper' |
| ute
|
|
|
'to
break' |
| ue-vu
|
|
uevu
|
'crack' |
|
| |
| 5. Nouns derived
from agentiviser |
| The nouns derived from agentivizer
form one class. There is only one agentivizer in Yerava
-ka:r. By suffixing this agentivizer to certain nouns,
the nounstems to which masculine and feminine singular
derivational suffixes could be suffixed are derived. |
