21. Derivational Affixes II : forming verbal stems

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There is a derivational suffix that is added to adjectives in order to form verbal stems.

21.1. -an- :

[A] EA verbs (= verbs with ergative subject and absolutive complement)

oçuçkanams (FN ~ AH-Lome) [< çuçku] “he softens”

oisanams (FN ~ HP) [< isa] “he repares ; he sets s.th. upright again”

ok’ap’et’anams (FN ~ AH) [< k’ap’et’i] “he reinforces”

omç’itanams/ omç’it’anay/ omç’itanaps [< mç’ita] “he reddens” ; “he browns in a pan”

[B] Aø verbs (= verbs with absolutive subject without complement)

iç’ut’anen (AH) [< ç’ut’a] “it becomes smaller”

imğacanen (PZ) [< mğaca] “(a pear) becomes over-ripe”

imç’itanen [< mç’ita] “it turns red” ; “it becomes brown in a pan”

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