niedziela, 31 marca 2019

Compounds in word formation

Adjectival  combination

suúr 'milk' + táme 'path' → Suurtáme 'Milky Way'
luúngu 'dragon' + tórtso 'head' → Luungutórtso 'head of dragon'
kadlií 'hedgehog' + daánte 'animal' → kadliidaánte 'porcupine'
ḥagh 'half' + łeékha 'dog' → ḥaghłeékha 'dog and wolf's hybrid'
tłaalé 'fish' + hatsé 'bone' → tłaalehatsé 'fish-bone'
saadé 'star' + jaán 'lord, master' → Saadejaán 'star master (name for moon)'
leénah 'to become long' + caán 'house, home, family' → leencaán 'long house'
deené 'god, deity' + caán 'house, home, family' → deenecaán 'temple'
bótso 'wolf' + khaán 'son' → Botsokhaán 'wolf son'
nal 'without' + tsúti 'tooth' → naltsúti 'toothless'

Genitival combination

bótso 'wolf' + khaán 'son' → Botsoskhaán 'son of wolf (patronymic name)'

Compounds with thematic vowel


seénah 'to become blue' + tsúti 'tooth' → seenatsúti 'bluetoothed'

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