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diff --git a/src/SUMMARY.md b/src/SUMMARY.md index 8c17eb7..093b89a 100644 --- a/src/SUMMARY.md +++ b/src/SUMMARY.md @@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ - [Morphology](./haasdaiga/morphology/index.md) - [Nominal](./haasdaiga/morphology/nominal.md) - [Verbal](./haasdaiga/morphology/verbal.md) +- [Derivational Morphology](./haasdaiga/derivation.md) 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 |