| wh- | wh- | ᐁᑋ- | PREFIX | wh-class absolutive argument |
Indicates that the absolutive argument (the subject of an intransitive
verb or the object of a transitive verb) belongs to the wh noun
class. This consists, roughly speaking, of things that are saliently
two- or three-dimensional, or of periods of time.
Examples of words containing this affix:
Examples
| (1) |
| Yoh | nuwhulat. |
| house | it [wh-class] is floating around |
| The house is floating around. |
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| (3) |
| Yun | toonawhugus̲. |
| floor | he is washing [wh-class object] |
| He is washing the floor. |
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Related Words: Affixes
