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The phonology and morphology of Filomeno Mata Totonac

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<strong>The</strong>re are also several verb compounds in which both verbs are fixed <strong>and</strong> the meaning is<br />

lexicalized, such as kaa-makan ‘cut/throw’ (=’something is sent flying when it is cut <strong>of</strong>f’) <strong>and</strong><br />

staa-maasta ‘sell/give’ (=’sell’). <strong>The</strong>se can be thought <strong>of</strong> as ‘throw by cutting’ <strong>and</strong> ‘give by<br />

selling’.<br />

235) pis%kaamakántiti&<br />

/pis"-kaa-makan-titi&/<br />

NECK-cut-throw-2SUB.pl<br />

‘you pl cut <strong>of</strong>f his head <strong>and</strong> sent it flying’<br />

236) kistaamáasta<br />

/kin-staa-maasta-li&/<br />

1OBJ-sell-give-PFTV<br />

‘he sold it to me’<br />

5.6.1.2 Motion-while constructions. In these verb compounds, A moves as described in V2<br />

while doing the action <strong>of</strong> V1.<br />

237) s%lakapaastaktampáatiti&<br />

/s"-laka-paastak-tan-paa-titi&/<br />

PAST-FACE-think-come-PROG2-2SUB.pl<br />

‘you pl were coming along thinking’<br />

238) s%taki"tlitapuuliparakutún<br />

/s"-ta-ki#tli-tapuuli-para-kutun/<br />

PAST-3SUB.pl-sing-go.among-ITER-DES<br />

‘they wanted to go among the streets singing again’<br />

239) tapaas%tiitaktiitapuulimáana<br />

/ta-paa-s"tiit-aktii-tapuuli-maana/<br />

3SUB.pl-BELLY-tear-descend-go.among-PROG3<br />

‘they went around the streets tearing (the papers) down’<br />

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