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::: ''e.g.'' bū ''(to cut)'' > bū'''si''' ''(to be about to cut)'' | ::: ''e.g.'' bū ''(to cut)'' > bū'''si''' ''(to be about to cut)'' | ||
# ''Forms imperfective verbs from nouns (mostly fossilized (?); historically protected final stops from elision). | # ''Forms imperfective verbs from nouns (mostly fossilized (?); historically protected final stops from elision). | ||
::: ''e.g.'' omsū ''(< simu(k); knife)'' > -msuk'''si''' ''(< simuksaj; to be cutting)'' | ::: ''e.g.'' omsū ''(< simu(k); 'knife')'' > -msuk'''si''' ''(< simuksaj; 'to be cutting')'' | ||
Latest revision as of 08:13, 29 May 2025
PCA2
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Archipelagic saj
Suffix
-si
- Immediate/prospective future marker on perfective verbs.
- e.g. bū (to cut) > būsi (to be about to cut)
- Forms imperfective verbs from nouns (mostly fossilized (?); historically protected final stops from elision).
- e.g. omsū (< simu(k); 'knife') > -msuksi (< simuksaj; 'to be cutting')
See also: sī