Compound words
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When making compound words, certain morphological rules must be used, especially when a word ends in a nasal:Before another nasal:
- Assimilates to the second nasal: neŋ 'woman, female' + muzii 'son': nemuzii 'daughter'
Before a stop:
- Assimilates to a prenasalized stop: neŋ 'woman, female' + daŋ 'cow (general)': ned̃aŋ 'cow' (female cattle)
Before a prenasalized stop:
- Assimilates to the prenasalized stop: egam 'salt' + g̃ia 'white': egag̃ia 'sea salt'
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