Introduction to Maya Hieroglyphs - Wayeb
Introduction to Maya Hieroglyphs - Wayeb
Introduction to Maya Hieroglyphs - Wayeb
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Kettunen & Helmke 2011<br />
Appendices<br />
INCHOATIVES<br />
CVC-aj-ABS<br />
CVC-Vn-ABS<br />
Inchoative verbs are verbs of “becoming”. They refer <strong>to</strong> change in the subject, be it accidental, temporary, or<br />
permanent. All inchoative verbs are derived from nouns or adjectives.<br />
AJAW-ni<br />
ajawaan<br />
ajaw-aan<br />
“he became king” /<br />
“she became queen”<br />
AFFECTIVES<br />
(CVC) CVC-l-aj-ABS<br />
Affectives are verbs based on phenomena such as bright lights, loud noises, intense smells, and onoma<strong>to</strong>poietic<br />
sounds.<br />
ba-la-ja<br />
ba[j]laj<br />
baj-l-aj-Ø<br />
“hammering”<br />
STATIVE PARTICIPLES<br />
CVC-Vl-(i)-ABS<br />
Stative participles are not really verbs, but rather stative adjectives, in any of the Cholan languages.<br />
TZUTZ-li<br />
tzutzul<br />
tzutz-ul-Ø<br />
“finished”<br />
CHANGE OF STATE VERBS 70<br />
CVC-VVy-ABS<br />
K’A’-yi LOK’-yi PUL-yi T’AB-yi<br />
k’a’aay lok’ooy puluuy t’abaay<br />
k’a’-aay-Ø lok’-ooy-Ø pul-uuy-Ø t’ab-aay-Ø<br />
“it diminished /<br />
terminated / wilted /<br />
ended / died”<br />
“he/she left /<br />
escaped / fled”<br />
“it burned”<br />
“he/she ascended”<br />
70<br />
Alfonso Lacadena, personal communication 2010 (Spanish: verbos [intransitivos] de cambio de estado).<br />
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