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Dec22 Derivational Morphology

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Related Roots

There are pairs of roots that differ only in the final vowel. One root is typically persistent while the other is transient, with the latter denoting an action or state characteristic of the entity denoted by the former. This phenomenon is not pervasive.

Related Root-Pairs

Persistent			Transient
Root	Label	Gloss	Root	Label	Gloss
itki	P1	"cat"	itka	E6	"catch"
usmi	P1	"mouse"	usma	U6	"gnaw"
urgu	P1M	"water"	urga	T3S	"wet"
erŝu	P1	"house"	erŝa	U4	"inhabit"

Derivational Medials

Deriving Persistent Stems from Transient Roots

Of these medials, one forms situational stems while the others form participant stems. All are identical to the gender markers that appear in pronouns.

Derivational Medials

Medial	Tag	Name
um	Anim	Agent
il	Obvi	Patient
ib	Inan	Product
uq	Inst	Instrument
at	Loca	Location
aŝ	Situ	Situation

Names

Names can be derived from any stem, including nonsense stems and adapted foreign words.

Name-deriving Medials

Medial	Tag	Description
ar		single person

Incorporation and Compounds

Both of these form 2-word constituents acting as lexical and syntactical units. The 2nd word always takes the modifier initial Mod and generally has a persistent stem.

Incorporation

Incorporation is when the 1st word has a transient stem.

Incorporation Examples

Head		Modifier		Combined Gloss
Root	Gloss	Root	Gloss
-itka	"catch"	vaxni	"fish"	"go fishing"
-	" "	v	" "	" "

Compounds

A compound is when the 1st word has a persistent stem. For most compounds, the order of the 2 stems is significant.

Compound Examples

Head		Modifier		Compound Gloss
Root	Gloss	Root	Gloss
-eŝpu	"pie"	vapli	"apple"	"apple pie"
-erŝu	"house"	vufɁi	"dog"	"doghouse"
-oila	"row"	verŝu	"house"	"row of houses"
-uqitka	"catch" *	vusmi	"mouse"	"mousetrap"
-	" "	v	" "	" "

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