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General

Morphemic form: {silatə}N
New orthography: silataa, silammut
Old orthography: silatâ, silámut
Sources: [SK71], [JP67], [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97]
Combinations: View list
Constituents: {sila}N + N{-tə}N
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Default/none, p-declined
Stem type: tə-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This is a spatial noun denoting 'the area outside of Possessor', similar to {avatə}N; or 'the outward side of Possessor', e.g. a pair of trousers, opposite to {iluk}N. Without possessive endings it is only used in the allative singular, i.e. silammut, denoting 'outwards'.


Meanings and examples

Tags: Spatial/positional noun, Space

  • illup silataani, (in the) space/area outside of the house [SK71]
  • silatitsinni, (in the) area outside of us [SK71]

    I.e., outside of our house.

Tags: Spatial/positional noun, Space

  • matup silataa, the outward side of the door [CWSL58]

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