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General

Morphemic form: {uummatə}N
New orthography: uummat, uummatit
Old orthography: ũmat, ũmatit
Sources: [MFSJLK10], [SK71], [JP67], [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97]
Combinations: View list
Constituents: {uuma}V + V{'-tə}N
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Default/none, p-declined
Stem type: tə-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this stem is 'heart'. It is constructed from {uuma}V + V{'-tə}N, where the affix has caused gemination of /m/ ⇒ /mm/ in the stem. Thus, the literal meaning is: 'means to be alive'.


Meanings and examples

Tags: Anatomy and body

  • uummatiga uummatiginngilat, my heart is not thy heart [SK71]

    Metaphorically: 'you do not know how I think/feel'.


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