Thursday, September 26, 2013

Detail #60: A lexical derivation detail

In some language lacking grammatical gender, form adjectives/nouns for members of ethnicities or tribes by

  • female members designated as [tribe name][causative][agent]
  • male members designated as [tribe name][past participle, or passive causative or likewise]

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