Reconstruction:Proto-Maidun/-be

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Proto-Maidun

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Suffix

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*-be[1]

  1. diminutive-forming suffix

Descendants

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  • Nisenan: konobej (girl)
  • Northeast Maidu: -be
  • Northwest Maidu: kónojbè (girl)

References

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