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diff --git a/src/derivation.md b/src/derivation.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f144ba2 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/derivation.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +# Derivational Morphology + +## Nominalization + +In all following transformations, where a noun has unknown gender mark *-y*, +it is replaced with an ambiguous, idiomatic gender or the gender of a closest +noun that defines it. +In the former case, such words would be listed in the dictionary. + +| category | transformation | examples | +|----------|----------------|----------| +| action | -zy → -sy | chopzy (think) → chopsu (the act of thinking) | +| actor | -zy → -nersy | rypzy (teach) → rypnersy (teacher) | +| result | -zy → -mensy | chopzy (think) → chopmensu (thought), ghószy (draw) → ghósmense (drawing, picture) | +| diminutive| -sy → -zìssy | wuüpsi (dog) → wuüpzìssy (puppy), nùchsa (kid) → nùchzìssa (baby), lìmsi (human) → lìmzìssi (dwarf) | +| augmentative| -sy → gáchsy| lìmsi (human) → lìmgáchsi (giant) | + +## Verbalization + +| category | transformation | examples | +|----------|----------------|----------| +| reverse | V → réc-V | njizy (do) → récnjizy (undo)| +| do again | V → bàn-V | chopzy (think) → bànchopzy (rethink) | + +## Compounds + +TBD |