This is a testbed page at the moment, experimenting with different ways for how best to present the Shiffaractean roots and derivations.
Nominal
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-ẹi intensifier
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-ại definite marker, augmentive
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-ọ indefinite marker
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-ẹ nominaliser
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Verbal
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-ẹ verbal suffix
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-īsi modal/inceptive suffix
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ite- causative
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Ambiguous Use
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-īkh locative
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In the following tables, forms with no given meaning carry the meaning from the left, or immediately above if none is present to the left.
St Steppe
Faj Fajau
Ins Insular
Co Coastal
Šem Šemarahśe
Lei Leidas
root | gloss | suffixed forms | attestations | metathesized variants
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driw- | people | | St ḏryḏs self-referent
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| | | Ins drọ people (generic)
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| | | Faj dru person
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elạtjī- | have | | St elčī-
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| | | Ins eličī-
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| | | Faj -ĕrci-
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enu- | turn, curve, circle |
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jardh- | maniraptoran (generic) | jardh-ại- | St jarðis oviraptorid herd animal
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| | | Co jaθrɜi-
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kaw- | person, anyman; | kaw-sạ-ại > kausại | St kaġis
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| relative pronoun | kaw-sạ-ọ > kawsọ | St kawọs
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lei- | see | | St lei- see
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nại- | relative | nại-ẹi- | St nīæs blood relative
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| | nại-aus- male relative | St nīausọs father
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| | | Faj năîax, stem năîaŵ-
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| | nại-aus-ẹi- | Ins nọyāse father
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| | | Co nɜiaus
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| | nại-mou- female relative | St nīmus mother | Faj măînōx mother
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| | | Co nɜimɜwi- grandmother | Šem mɛnoʷi sister
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| | nại-mou-ẹi- | Ins nọimuse mother
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ọnu | for, through | | St ọn
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| | | Co ɞnu
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thại- | foot, stand | thại-īsi-stand-incep, rise | St þīsu-
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| | | Faj tăîs-
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tjại- | tongue, speech
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| | tjại-ẹ- | St čīæn- speak, say
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| | | Faj căîĕx say
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ttjẹith- | eat flesh | | St nǯǣþ- eat
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| | | Ins chęs- eat meat
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ttjẹitjardh | faralosaur | ttjẹitjardh-ại- | St nǯǣčarðis faralosaur
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ʒọ | give | | St dọ-
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| | | Ins ẓo-
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