nouns-stems
Nouns
Nouns in Somali have separate paradigms depending on
Note that items containing ATR should mark the ATR using <¨> before the vowel
doog:¨doog NOUN1_M/SgOnly ;
Irregular nouns
- LEXICON IrregNouns
il # Irregular tests examples:
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il: il+N+Fem+Sg+Indef+Abs
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isha: il+N+Fem+Sg+Def+Abs+Prox
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indho: il+N+Masc+Pl+Indef+Abs
- indhaha: il+N+Masc+Pl+Def+Abs+Prox
il # Irregular tests examples:
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si: si+N+Fem+Sg+Indef+Abs
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sida: si+N+Fem+Sg+Def+Abs+Prox
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siyaabo: si+N+Masc+Pl+Indef+Abs
- siyaabaha: si+N+Masc+Pl+Def+Abs+Prox
Declension 1: F→M
TODO: write quick overview of morphosyntax, morphophon
Good amount of nouns with -ad, Fem derivational suffix.
aalad # aalad sample paradigm. examples:
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aalad: aalad+N+Decl/1+Fem+Sg+Indef+Abs
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aaladda: aalad+N+Decl/1+Fem+Sg+Def+Abs+Prox
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aalado: aalad+N+Decl/1+Masc+Pl+Indef+Abs
- aaladaha: aalad+N+Decl/1+Masc+Pl+Def+Abs+Prox
Declension 1: M, sg. only
Declension 1: M→M, M→F
Declension 1: Masc. Pl. Only
Declension 1: Fem. Sg. Only
A fair amount of abstract things, and some collective things that probably need
Declension 2
Declension 2: Collective
Groups of things, -ley is a common suffix. Taged with +Coll, but available
Declension 2: M→F
Declension 2: M→F
Some consonant doubling in plurals with -o, some with -yo, no doubling.
Declension 2: M→M - Arabic words with Somali plurals.
Declension 2: F→F
Declension 2: M→F - collectives
TODO: these are collectives, but not marked as such and perhaps should be.
Declension 2: M→F - Mass
TODO: these are mass nouns, but not marked as such and perhaps should be.
Declension 3: M→M
Declension 3: F→M
gabadh # dh + d -> dh; vowel deletion examples:
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gabadh: gabadh+N+Fem+Sg+Indef+Abs
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gabadha: gabadh+N+Fem+Sg+Def+Abs+Prox
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gabdho: gabadh+N+Masc+Pl+Indef+Abs
- gabdhaha: gabadh+N+Masc+Pl+Def+Abs+Prox
Declension 3: M→M
xadhig # g ~ k; vowel deletion examples:
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xadhig: xadhig+N+Masc+Sg+Indef+Abs
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xadhigga: xadhig+N+Masc+Sg+Def+Abs+Prox
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xadhko: xadhig+N+Masc+Pl+Indef+Abs
- xadhkaha: xadhig+N+Masc+Pl+Def+Abs+Prox
Arabic loan plural forms
Ex.)
- amar -> awaamiir
- axmaq -> axmaqiin
- banki -> bunuug
- LEXICON ArabicLoans
guri # Odd-syllable test examples:
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guri: guri+N+Masc+Sg+Indef+Nom