FEKA- FO Affixes and affix-combinations

10 DERIVATIONAL MORPHOLOGY 281 ne-fe-bhadhu-ghi clothe with a shirt bhadhu shirt ne-fe-bheta-ghi clothe with a sarong bheta sarong ne-fe-lapa-i saddle lapa saddle ne-fe-ompu-ghi respect, honour as lord ompu lord ne-fe-hula-i remember, think about hula face ne-fe-ghato-i put a roof on ghato roof ne-fe-paeasa-ghi put a pane in paeasa pane, mirror f. Base is a simple verb, the prefix occurs in combination with the suffix -Ci; the derived verb is transitive: ne-fe-ware-i spread out ware broad ne-fe-wanu-i wash somebodys hands or wanu wash feet handsfeet g. Base is a measure phrase consisting of a numeral and a measure noun. The resulting transitive verb means to dividedo the action denoted by the verb in x times see 5.7.3: ne-fe-ra-bhera break into two ra- two bhera part ne-fe-tolu-bhogha break into three tolu- three bhogha part ne-fe-ra-gholeo do in two days gholeo day ne-fe-tolu-dughu drink in two draughts dughu draught h. Base is a bound root possibly analysable as a unit: ne-fe-buni hide ne-fe-tambo catchhunt using bait ne-fe-api count ne-fe-tingke hear compare ne-tingke-tingke to overhear

10.2.5. FEKA-

1. Verbal prefix, ae-class, amenable to -um-, transitive, productive. Meaning: factitive see 8.2.1. a. Base is a stative intransitive verb adjective: ne-feka-bhala enlarge bhala big ne-feka-ngkonu make round ngkonu round ne-feka-ngkubu shorten ngkubu short b. The prefix feka- is found in combination with the suffix -hi without any apparent change in meaning compared with 1.a: ne-feka-nggela-hi clean nggela clean ne-feka-rimba-hi speed up rimba quick Notice the following semantically divergent pair: 282 A GRAMMAR OF THE MUNA LANGUAGE ne-feka-taa put away, store taa good ne-feka-taa-hi repair 2. Adverbial prefix, denoting a manner adverbial see 7.10.3: a. Base is a simple stative intransitive verb: feka-rimba quickly rimba quick feka-ghosa hard, loud ghosa hard b. Base is a reduplicated stative intransitive verb; the resulting adverb means as ... as possible: feka-bhari-bhari as much as possible bhari much, many feka-kodo-kodoho as far as possible kodoho far feka-tangka-tangka as firmly as possible tangka firm c. Both with simple and reduplicated bases the adverb can be inflected as a verb, in which case it belongs to the a-class, is amenable to -um- and intransitive: no-feka-rimba quickly rimba quick no-feka-wehi-wehi as full as possible wehi full after eating no-feka-bhala-bhala as bigloud as possible bhala big For transitive usage of these constructions see 7.10.3. It is not clear whether the usage under c is derived or original in relation to a and b; in other words, whether the non-inflected forms are the true bases from which the inflected forms are derived or whether they are reductions.

10.2.6. FO

1 - Verbal prefix, ae-class, amenable to -um-, transitive. Meaning: causative make, cause, let, order. See 8.2.2 and 8.2.3. a. Base is a simple intransitive or transitive verb; productive: ne-fo-pesua enter tr pesua enter intr ne-fo-futaa cause to laugh futaa laugh ne-fo-naando organize, set up naando be ne-fo-ngkora put ngkora sit ne-fo-ada lend ada borrow ne-fo-fumaa feed fumaa eat With idiosyncratic meaning: ne-fo-rato tell rato arrive b. Base is a reduplicated root: ne-fo-baru-baru spoil baru-baru spoiled ne-fo-ntaa-ntaa prepare ntaa-ntaa ready 10 DERIVATIONAL MORPHOLOGY 283 c. Base is a noun: ne-fo-guru teach guru teacher also: po-guru learn ne-fo-kamokula entrust an old man kamokula old, elder with a special task d. Base is a complex verb: ne-fo-fe-wise put something opposite to fe-wise to face wise front Further derivations: no-fe-fo-limba-e he ordered it to be taken out fo-limba take out limba go out ka-fo-rato-ghoo-ku what I have been told fo-rato tell rato arrive do-po-fo-gho-fo-ghonu they came together, held a meeting fo-ghonu bring together ghonu present

10.2.7. FO