Word Formation Woleaian language
1 word formation
1.1 inflectional patterns
1.1.1 possessive
1.1.2 object
1.1.3 progressive
1.1.4 plural
word formation
inflectional patterns
there 4 inflectional paradigms in woleaian: possessive, objective, progressive, , plural.
possessive
these suffixes, attached nouns, convey person , number of possessor. there 7 regular possessive suffixes , 1 defective possessive suffix.
the defective suffix followed noun, unlike regular possessive suffixes.
examples:
metal eyes
metal john eyes of john
metaar eyes
metal john me mary eyes of john , mary
object
these suffixes occur transitive verbs , show person, number, , animateness of object of verb.
progressive
progressive action shown in woleaian through reduplication of initial parts of verbs. example: mil stay becomes mimmil staying.
plural
plurality of nouns left context, plural marker ka added when nouns accompanied demonstrative pronoun.
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