Illustrations
Here the possible combinations are listed in ascending
order of complexity.
3.2.1. One attribute + N/N + one attribute
As it was stated earlier in the section on nouns, the combination of
noun plus a preceding or a following attribute, morphologically constitutes a
‘word’, provided in case of a preceding attribute it has no –pu and in case of
the following attribute it has no Ə- initially. From this restriction the combinations of 1)
den-N; 2) Inter-N; 3) Possessive + N ; 4) N-(quail) adj1 (provided
adjective marker Ə- is dropped); 5) N-(quanti) adj2
(similar condition as in 4 applies here also); 6) N-car. Num. Constitute words.
The other combinations such
as ord. Num-N, etc., which are formed in phrasal structure are illustrated
here.
Ord. Num-N:
ñísepu ‘second’-ka?ta ‘man’ ñísepu ka?ta ‘second man’
lɨmsepu ‘third’ - cɨŋ ‘village’ lɨmsepu cɨŋ ‘third village’, etc.
N- (quail) adj1:
kowƏy ‘horse’ – Əhéŋ ‘white’ kowƏy Əhéŋ ‘white horse’/
‘horse
which is white’
naha ‘child’ – Əcuy ‘small’ naha Əcuylan ‘small children’/
‘children
who are small’
[lan pl.
mar.], etc.
lay ‘book’ = ƏlƏw ‘long’ lay ƏlƏw ‘long book’/
‘book
which is long’
N – adj2:
ŋɨn ‘money’ – etƏm ‘some’ ŋɨn ƏtƏm ‘some money’
ka?ta ‘people’ – Əmay ‘many’ ka?ta Əmay ‘many people’
As stated earlier adj1+ N combination is
possible but not preferred, eg.:
mƏypu ‘good’ + cɨŋ ‘village’ mƏypu cɨŋ ‘good village’/
village
which is good’
ŋaypu
Əsi ‘appeared smoke’ (-pu is
past tense marker)
pƏypu nawsi ‘boy who came’ (-pu is past tense marker)
pƏylek nawsi ‘boy who sill come’ etc. (lƏk ‘future tense marker’)
When more than one attribute occurs in a NP the attribute
immediately next to the noun constitutes part of the noun and forms ‘compound’;
while other attributes will be in phrasal relation.
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* Wherever alternative
orders are possible they are also listed; aftet the preferred order.