diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'src/haasdaiga/derivation.md')
-rw-r--r-- | src/haasdaiga/derivation.md | 27 |
1 files changed, 27 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/haasdaiga/derivation.md b/src/haasdaiga/derivation.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..40a9d14 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/haasdaiga/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 | -vy → -se | (think) → (the act of thinking) | +| actor | -vy → -nersy | (teach) → (teacher) | +| result | -vy → -mensy | (think) → (thought), (draw) → (drawing, picture) | +| diminutive| -sy → -zìssy | (dog) → (puppy), (kid) → (baby), (human) → (dwarf) | +| augmentative| -sy → gáchsy| (human) → (giant) | + +## Verbalization + +| category | transformation | examples | +|----------|----------------|----------| +| reverse | V → réc-V | (do) → (undo)| +| do again | V → bàn-V | (think) → (rethink) | + +## Compounds + +TBD |