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English: and (I) made it into strips. |
| Conjunction | Prefix Positions | Stem | ||||||
| 17. Adverb |
12. Deictic Pronoun |
8. Gender |
4. Mode |
2. Subject Pronoun |
1. Classifier |
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| Morphemes | ch'u | nu | Ø | n | ghe+i | esh | Ø | tseq' |
| gh-perfective | ||||||||
| Sound Changes | ghe | s | ||||||
| i drop to avoid double vowels | e drops to avoid double vowels, h drops before t | |||||||
| English | and | hung down toward the ground | it | rope-like object | perfect mode | I |
cut into strips Aspect: durative Mode: perfect, gh perfective |
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| Verb Theme | Object + Gender + Ø classifier + tseq' (root) |
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| Meaning | cut an object into strips, make an object into fringe |
| Theme Class | Operative |
| Type | Transitive |
| Stem Set: Root = tseq', Tag = cut into strips or fringe | ||||
| Mode | ||||
| Aspect | Imperfect | Perfect | Future | Optative |
| Durative | tseq' | tseq' | tseq' | tseq' |
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