From: Surinna Curtis Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2024 21:25:44 +0000 (-0300) Subject: Midekh adjective derivation X-Git-Url: https://git.ladys.computer/Wiki/commitdiff_plain/0290f610cff08bce4941c6d9a47587562c359b89 Midekh adjective derivation --- diff --git a/Sources/Page/Languages/Midekh.djot b/Sources/Page/Languages/Midekh.djot index c479c31..29d5916 100644 --- a/Sources/Page/Languages/Midekh.djot +++ b/Sources/Page/Languages/Midekh.djot @@ -96,11 +96,15 @@ voiceless coronal stop (t). ### Adjectives +Unlike nouns and verbs, adjective are not derived from using a +combination of root and template, with the exception of the active and +passive participles of verbs. +Some adjectives are fixed words, but most are the result of affixation +of other words. + Adjectives are marked for number, gender, and case to match the noun modified. -TKTK - ### Nouns Nouns are marked for number (singular and plural) and case using a @@ -164,9 +168,7 @@ There are three special forms of each verb: Both participles receive the normal affixes for number, gender, and case agreement. -TKTK - -### Derivational morphology +## Derivational morphology The derivational morphology of Midêkʰ is based around the combination of a root with a template to form a stem (TKTK). @@ -191,6 +193,8 @@ This section and the following will primarily use the root `m-d-kʰ` as an example to express how roots are combined with templates to form stems or words. +### Derivation of noun stems + All noun templates place /i/ between the first two consonants of the root, other than the verbal noun patterns which place /ī/ there, a long vowel, instead. @@ -252,6 +256,8 @@ These are summarized below, with more details below: "no+i+é+" (f), "si+í+e+" (m). * Finally there are verbal noun patterns that are treated below. +### Derivation of verb stems + Verbs are similarly formed by combining a semantic root with one of several patterns. Unlike nouns, the patterns for verbs are grouped into several "forms", @@ -337,9 +343,30 @@ forms described after the table. indicates that something does not result from the action or does not have the quality. +### Derivation of adjectives + +As noted above, adjectives are not derived via the combination of a +root and pattern (other than the participles of verbs). +Instead most of them arise from affixation of existing words. + +Some of these derivational affixes are listed below: + +* The prefix "lo-" forms the "relational" adjective from a noun, which + indicates that the modified noun is in some fashion related to the + noun. +* The prefix "tr-" negates an adjective. +* The suffixes "-kor" and "-kel" produce comparative forms of an + adjective, with "-kor" indicating more and "-kel" less. + +TKTK + +## Inflectional morphology + +### Noun and adjective inflection + TKTK -### Inflectional morphology +### Verb inflection Verb stems produced by derivation are inflected for aspect, mood, number, and person.