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--- In saweli@yahoogroups.com, MorphemeAddict@... wrote:
>
> I'm contemplating changing the way I treat words like 'krill',
which is
> "WHALE + arthropod", i.e., words which are derived from other whole
words, not just
> from modifiers.
> Instead of preceding the whole stem of 'whale' ("bobas") by "zyu",
I may
> insert a "y" after the consonant of the classifier
(here "bo">"byo"), so that
> "bobas" (whale) produces "-byoba-" (WHALE). Then add classifier,
other mods as
> necessary, and ending: debyobas ('krill').
> This allows shorter and more natural, although still explicit,
borrowings in
> the derivations.
> The fact that some of the consonant combinations are hard to
pronounce
> (e.ge., "wy", "jy") is regrettable, but since those occur so
seldom, I think it's
> worth it.
> It would be nice to have a very short way to mark the end of the
borrowed
> word, but I haven't come up with that yet. And it may not be
necessary.
>
> stevo
>
I have decided to go with this.
stevo