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Konkani
Ramesh Vaman Dhongde
[London Oriental and African Language Library 21] 2022
► pp. 161–226

Chapter 7
Word formation

Article outline
  • 7.1Introduction
  • 7.2Noun formation
    • 7.2.1Noun prefixation
      • 7.2.1.1Noun prefixation: Sanskrit
      • 7.2.1.2Noun prefixation: Perso-Arabic
    • 7.2.2Noun suffixation
      • 7.2.2.1Noun suffixation: Sanskrit
      • 7.2.2.2Noun suffixation: Perso-Arabic
      • 7.2.2.3Productive noun suffixation
      • 7.2.2.4Nouns derived mainly from nouns and adjectives
      • 7.2.2.5Non-productive noun suffixes
  • 7.3Adjective formation
    • 7.3.1Adjective prefixation
      • 7.3.1.1Adjective prefixation: Sanskrit
      • 7.3.1.2Adjective prefixation: Perso-Arabic
      • 7.3.1.3Some other adjective prefixes
    • 7.3.2Adjective suffixation
      • 7.3.2.1Adjective suffixation: Sanskrit
      • 7.3.2.2Adjective suffixation: Perso-Arabic
      • 7.3.2.3Adjective suffixation: Portuguese
      • 7.3.2.4Konkani-Marathi adjective formations
      • 7.3.2.5Minor adjective suffixes
  • 7.4Verb formation
    • 7.4.1Verb formation processes
      • 7.4.1.1Nouns used as verbs
      • 7.4.1.2Adjectives used as verbs
    • 7.4.2Verb suffixation
      • 7.4.2.1Productive verb suffixation
      • 7.4.2.2Non-productive verb suffixes
    • 7.4.3Causative verbs
  • 7.5Compounds
    • 7.5.1Conjonining
    • 7.5.2Compound nouns
      • 7.5.2.1Noun + noun compounds
      • 7.5.2.2Verb + verb compounds
      • 7.5.2.3Adjective + noun compounds
      • 7.5.2.4Vocative or interjection + noun compounds
      • 7.5.2.5Postposition + verb compounds
      • 7.5.2.6Adverb + noun compounds
    • 7.5.3Compound adjectives
      • 7.5.3.1Adjective + adjective compounds
      • 7.5.3.2Noun + adjective compounds
      • 7.5.3.3Noun + verb compounds
    • 7.5.4Compound adverbs
      • 7.5.4.1Noun + noun componds
  • 7.6Reduplication
    • 7.6.1Phonological reduplication
      • 7.6.1.1Identical reduplicand
      • 7.6.1.2Addition of vowel a
      • 7.6.1.3Addition of vowel o
      • 7.6.1.4Change of vowel to i or u
      • 7.6.1.5Replacement or insertion of consonant in the initial position of the reduplicand
      • 7.6.1.6The use of bi
      • 7.6.1.7Reverse reduplication
    • 7.6.2Semantic reduplication
  • 7.7Intensifiers
    • 7.7.1Function
      • 7.7.1.1Adjectives
      • 7.7.1.2Verbs
  • 7.8Diminutives
  • 7.9Cranberry-type morphemes
  • Notes