-tsinkwun    -tsin•kwun    -ᙥᐣᐠᗒᐣ    V

to be bald

The subject is marked by possessive prefixation of the noun -tsi ‟head”, e.g. butsinkwun ‟he is bald”, stsinkwun ‟I am bald”.


[∅-kwun <kwun₁ «shiny»]  Imperfective Affirmative  Stative

tsi Ø kwun
ADV REST PObj P Curs N Neg Obj Sₒ WHq Con Dq Nq Sq Inc Neg Mod Asp Sᵢ Valence Stem
19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Stem
Disjunct Zone Conjunct Zone Valence Stem

Etymology: Literally, ‟to be shiny-headed”.


Related Words:   Descriptive Terms


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