Difference between revisions of "Deverbal nominalization"

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! --------------Gloss-------------- !! Derives from verb: !! Agentive noun (sg) !! Agentive noun (pl) !! Session !! Notes
 
! --------------Gloss-------------- !! Derives from verb: !! Agentive noun (sg) !! Agentive noun (pl) !! Session !! Notes
 
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| worker || jal || o caajal || jaajal || OAD_042
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| worker || jal || ocaajal || jaajal || OAD_042
 
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| naysayer || fañ || opaafañ || faafañ ||
 
| naysayer || fañ || opaafañ || faafañ ||

Revision as of 15:33, 13 December 2012

There are two clear deverbal nominalization processes attested in Sereer. Both appear to be entirely productive and can apply to any verb, although this is presumably constrained by semantics to some extent.

Deverbal agentive nouns

Agent nominalization occurs through a reduplication process whereby the body of the first syllable is reduplicated, and the vowel is lengthened if it was not already long.

--------------Gloss-------------- Derives from verb: Agentive noun (sg) Agentive noun (pl) Session Notes
worker jal ocaajal jaajal OAD_042
naysayer fañ opaafañ faafañ
clamdigger faañ opaafaañ faafaañ
reader, studier jang ocaajang jaajang OAD_042
stealer, thief guud okuuƭ
okuuguɗ
guuɗ
guuguɗ
OAD_042
planter, farmer ?
qooxox
otuuduf
oqooxox
duuduf
xooxox
OAD_042
chewer jax ojaajax jaajax OAD_042

Eventive nouns