Paumarí Derivational Affixes

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Trans Intrans Active 18 +Act –Act –Rec Subj: +Act S O1 Subj: +Rec 2.1./ 2.3. Subj: +Act S 2.4 Subj: –Act –Rec Subj: +Rec S 2.2 O1 2.2. 2.7. +Rec Subj: –Act –Rec S Desc 2.1./2.3./ 2.4. Subj: +Rec S Stative Result S Process S 2.6. Noun Root 2.5. Figure 3. Intransitivisers S S
3. Transitivisers These affixes may be applied to a limited number of intransitive active roots and noun stems. 3.1. Transitiviser ra- This prefix may be applied to a few intransitive roots that have subject as actor, thus making the clause transitive. The actor role in the intransitive clause is retained in the transitive clause and the new participant role of patient is added in the object1. 'o-o-ka-si-ki-ho I-direction=away-motion-up-margin-I 'I go up.' (into a house or up a tree) 'o-a-ra-ka-si-ki 'ida hado I-direction=away-transer-motion-up-margin dem knife 'I handed up the knife.' 3.2. Transitiviser -'a The suffix -'a 'transitiviser' adds an object1 participant to an intransitive clause with subject as actor, thus making the clause transitive. The suffix -'a has a variant form -ha. 12 Moreover, this suffix always occurs with the stem ni, whose functions must first be briefly explained. First of all, ni can function as a pro-verb, following a root. Some of these roots can function as nominals in other contexts, but only with -ni suffixed to them: bada-ni 'work', vara-ni 'conversation'. When these stems function as part of an intransitive active verb phrase, ni becomes the nucleus for affixation. bada 'o-ni-na work I-pro=verb-intransitive 'I work.' vara 'o-ni-na converse I-pro=verb-intransitive 'I converse.' Secondly, ni functions as a pro-verb with other roots, such as mitha 'listen', which do not occur as nominals. The subject of this verb is primarily actor, and only secondarily experiencer. mitha 'o-ni-na listen I-pro=verb-intransitive 'I listen.' 19
Page 1 and 2: Paumarí Derivational Affixes By Sh
Page 3 and 4: 0. Introduction Derivational affixe
Page 5 and 6: Ditransitive (Active only) Transiti
Page 7 and 8: jaha-ki 'ada good-margin dem 'He is
Page 9 and 10: If by means of a derivational affix
Page 11 and 12: Similarly, the noun phrase ava 'bo'
Page 13 and 14: type. Hence they can be thought of
Page 15 and 16: akha-jaha-hi ida siroi plant-intran
Page 17: 'o-ka-paha-ki-ho I-intranser-water-
Page 21 and 22: ) 'o-asara-hi I-cry-narra 'I cried.
Page 23 and 24: 4. Causativiser na- This prefix may
Page 25 and 26: a) jaha-ki 'ida gora good=clean-mar
Page 27 and 28: 'o-ko-'bai-ha-ki-ho I-intranser-foo
Page 29 and 30: prato-a 'a-na-bavi-ronaha-ha ada ba
Page 31 and 32: 'ari-adaha-hi kodi-isai khama we-jo
Page 33 and 34: vara 'i-ra 'o-va-ni-'a-ha ada Paraj
Page 35 and 36: 6. Ditransitivisers ka- plus -ha Th
Page 37 and 38: Ofi ho-ra a-ka-ni-ka-sa-hi-vini Ofi
Page 39 and 40: A. a- 'process' 4 3 2 1 1 2 B. ka-
Page 41 and 42: 7.2. Affixes on noun roots Figure 9
Page 43 and 44: FOOTNOTES 1. The Paumarí language
Page 45: 'went' COLLECTION DOMINANT 'I' 'the

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