Details

General

Morphemic form: N{-i}
New orthography: -i
Old orthography: -e
Sources: [CR88], [CWSL51], [SB03], [FAJN19]
Combinations: View list
Left sandhi: Truncative

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This is the absolutive possessive 3sg/pl ending, denoting 'his Ns'.

Note: This ending is the single, apparent exception from the a-assimilation rule. That is, even when this ending follows an [a], it is not spelt as an 'a' in the new orthography. Thus, for example:

However, the exception is only apparent: This spelling is used to allow the present ending to be distinguished from the singular ending N{-a}, but it is still assimilated in the pronunciation, except possibly for a slight j-like sound at the very end of the word. Thus, nunai is pronounced [nunaaj].


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