Lexicon
Derivations
On nouns
Reduplicating a noun creates a noun referring to a collection of something as a whole: þun person to &þun humankind.
An adjective indicating that something is made of some material is formed by suffixing -da: van· cloth to van·da made of cloth.
On verbs
Reduplicating a verb indicates a repeated action:
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&xoc feŋ haai dâc fn ħjââ.
- &~xoc
- freq~talk
- feŋ
- pr.3anim.sg
- haai
- intrs.cl
- dâc
- listen
- fn
- neg
- ħjââ.
- attd
He talks and talks and never listens.
A noun referring to the action of the verb is formed by suffixing -nâ: tjâa fight to tjâana battle, war.
On adjectives
Reduplicating an adjective intensifies the meaning: tup white to &tup very white.
An adjective can be negated by prefixing ħam-: