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General

Morphemic form: {tusaa}V
New orthography: tusaavaa, tusaavaa
Old orthography: tusâvâ, tusâvoĸ
Sources: [MFSJLK10], [SK71], [CWSL58], [JP67], [CBBJRPIKJR97]
Combinations: View list
Constituents: {tusaq}V + V{-a}V
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Default/none
Stem type: Vowel stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this stem is: 'Agent can hear (and understand) Patient', and, when used with intransitive endings: 'Agent=Actor can hear'. An implied meaning of this may also be: 'Patient follows Agent's commands/orders', since he has understood what the Agent said/commanded.


Meanings and examples

And consequently: follows Agent's commands.

Tags: Uncategorised, Cognitive stem

  • tusaavunga, I'm not deaf [SK71]

    Literally: 'I can hear', e.g. used when someone repeats something that one has already heard and understood.

  • oqaluttut tusaavakka, I heard that they spoke [SK71]

    Here, oqaluttut is an object clause in the participial mood.

  • tusaavinga?, have you heard me? [SK71]

    I.e.: 'have you understood what I said?'


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