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General

Morphemic form: {nəpə}N
New orthography: nipi, nipit, nipaa
Old orthography: nipe, nipit, nipâ
Sources: [MFSJLK10], [SK71], [JP67], [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97]
Combinations: View list
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Default/none, p-declined
Stem type: ə-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this stem is 'voice'. According to Kleinschmidt [SK71], it is used of the voice of all living creatures, as well as the 'voice' of the wind and sea.


Inflection

Inflection pattern:

Stem type: ə-stem
Inflection sandhi: Default/none, p-declined
Sources: [JP67], [SK71]

Stem before consonant Stem before vowel Notable forms
New orthography nipi nipa nipi, nipip, nipit
Old orthography nipi nipa nipe, nipip, nipit
Phonemic orthography nəpə nəpə nəpə, nəpəp, nəpət

Notes on inflection:

The stem-final /ə/ alternates with [a] as expected according to the ə-rule, when a vowel-initial ending is added.


Meanings and examples


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