Reconstruction:Proto-Maidun/-b

Proto-Maidun

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Suffix

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*-b[1]

  1. optative suffix

Descendants

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  • Nisenan: -bene (2nd-person singular persuasive), -by (prohobitive)
  • Northeast Maidu: -bene (2nd-person singular hortatory), -by (cavetive)
  • Northwest Maidu: -be (2nd-person singular hortatory), -by (cavetive)

References

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  1. ^ Ultan, Russell. (1964). "Proto-Maiduan phonology," International Journal of American Linguistics, Vol. 30, pp. 355-370.