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  | | | a, adj. | adjective | voc. | vocative | | Culu- | prefix consisting of the initial consonant of the root followed by ulu | x- | x is a prefix | | dat. | dative | -x | x is a suffix | | gen. | genitive | -x- | x is infixed after the initial consonant | | k.o. | kind of | x1, x2 | there are two roots with the shape x, members of different morphemes | | -l- | infix consisting of l followed by the initial vowel of the root | x-y | x is a prefix, and y is a suffix | | lit. | literally | x(y) | y can be substituted for x with virtually no difference in meaning | | n | noun | x-/y- | x or, alternatively with no change in meaning, y | | nom. | nominative | — | root | | r- | prefix consisting of the initial consonant followed by the first vowel of the root | = | alternative pronunciation. Defined under the form listed on the right | | s.o. | someone | (?) | shift to right: when an affix is added the vowel of the penult is shortened (Section 5.11, p. xii) | | s.t. | something | (?) | shift to left: when an affix is added the vowel of the penult is lengthened (Section 5.11, p. xii) | | s.w. | somewhere | † | additions added to the entry on pp. 1140 ff. | | v | verb | * | root which is not used alone |
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