| Adjectives derived from verbs |
The adjectives are derived from verbs by suffixing -a to the present and past verb stems deriving non-past adjectival participle and past adjectival participle. Also negative adjectival participle is derived by suffixing -ata. |
i e |
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‘to sit’ |
| ie-kinj-a |
> |
iekinja |
‘the one who is sitting’ |
| ie-c-a |
> |
ieca |
‘the one who sat’ |
| ie-k-ata |
> |
iekata |
‘the one who is not sitting’ |
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| Adjectives derived from appellative verbs |
| The adjectives are derived by suffixing -a to the appellative verbs. |
| ie-a |
> |
(R. 12) |
‘young’ |
ieya |
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‘the one who is young’ |
| bali-a |
> |
(R. 12) |
‘big’ |
baliya |
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‘the one who is big’ |
| ceri-a |
> |
(R. 12) |
‘small’ |
ceriya |
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‘the one who is small’ |
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| Adjectives derived from cardinal numerals |
| The ordinals derived by suffixing -ene to the cordinals. |
| onju-ene |
> |
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onjene |
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‘first’ |
ira:  u-ene |
> |
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ira:ene |
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‘second’ |
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| Adjectives derived from colour nouns |
| The adjectives are derived by suffixing -ta to the following colour nouns. |
| boi-ta |
> |
|
(R. 15) |
bota |
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‘the one who/which white’ |
| kari-ta |
> |
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(R. 15) |
karta |
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‘the one who/which black’ |
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