Reduplication and averaging in Senthra
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Two distinct linguistic processes can be observed in some of Senthra's compound words: reduplication (repeating a word, usually to intensify its meaning) and "averaging" (compounding two words that mean extremes that takes on a meaning between the two).
Reduplication:
- khre (bad) -> khre-khre (terrible)
- sios (tree) -> sios-sios (forest)
- thri (warm) ->thri-thri (hot)
- thrar (much) ->thrar-thrar (a lot, very much)
- yil (earlier) ->yil-yil (long ago)
- sey (old) -> sey-sey (ancient)
- ra (big) -> ra-ra (huge)
- lor (small) -> lor-lor (tiny)
- khryokh (hit) -> khryokh-khryokh (beat)
Averaging:
- sin (domesticated animal) + syn (predator) -> sin-syn (animal)
- miokh-yion (right hand) + miokh-lu-yion (left hand) -> miokh-miokh-lu-yion (hand)
- thri (warm) + khra (cold) -> thri-khra (temperature)
- thryo (good [n.]) + khro (bad [n.]) -> thryo-khro (quality)
- theth (go) + nu-theth (come) -> theth-nu-theth (move)
- ras (mountain) + ras (mountain) -> ras-ras (valley)
- nuth (side) + nuth (side) -> nuth-nuth (between)
- thre-nan-khes (tasty) + khre-nan-khes (untasty) -> thre-khre-nan (taste [flavour])
- theth (go) + neth (stay) -> theth-neth (stop)
- thray (happiness) + khroy (sadness) -> thray-khroy (emotion)
- thryoy (be happy) + khray (be sad) -> thryoy-khray (feel)
- lar (few) + thrar (much) -> lar-thrar-sum/lar-thrar-xiokh (increase)
- thrar (much) + lar (few) -> thrar-lar-sum/thrar-lar-xiokh (decrease)
- thion-lu (don't choose) + thion (choose) -> thion-lu-thion (free)
- than-lu (no choice) + than (choice) -> than-lu-than (freedom)
- khryokh (beginning) + lan (end) -> khryokh-lan (distance)
- xys (ground) + som (sky) -> xys-som-xiokh/-sum (raise/rise)
- som (sky) + xys (ground) -> som-xys-xiokh/-sum (lower/descend)
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