Adjective Classes - A Cross-Linguistic Typology

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(30) Verb
(a) chita, ttaylita 'hit'
ketta 'walk'
tahta 'arrive'
tephta 'cover'
elisekta 'stupid'
(b) elta 'freeze'
mutta 'bury'
salta 'live'
(c) sinta 'wear (shoes)'
pista 'comb'
payta 'conceive'
ttita girdle oneself
Adjective
(a) etwupta 'dark'
twulyepta 'afraid'
ppaluta 'fast'
pulkta 'red'
(b) kilta 'long'
nophta 'high'
twukkepta 'thick'
(c) n/a
Adjective
(a) aphuta 'sick'
twungkulta 'round'
chata cold'
cekta 'few, little'
manhta 'much'
epsta 'empty'
(b) musepta 'afraid'
nelpta 'wide'
culk-epta 'happy'
kuli-pta 'missed'
kilta 'long'
calta 'fine, small'
(c) khuta 'big'
palkta 'bright'
hulita 'cloudy'
thullita 'different'
kwutta 'hard'
nucta 'late'

Noun
tha-kyek 'blow' (SK)
po-hayng 'walking' (SK)
to-chak 'arrival' (SK)
twukkeng 'lid'
papo 'fool'
el-um 'ice'
mut-em grave'
sal-m 'life'
sin 'shoes'
pis 'comb'
pay 'stomach'
tti girdle'
Noun
am-huk 'darkness' (SK)
kong-pho 'horror' (SK)
sok-to 'speed' (SK)
cek-sayk 'red (colour)' (SK)
kil-i 'length'
noph-i 'height'
twukke-y 'thickness'

Verb
alhta 'suffer from illness'
tolta 'turn, go round'
sikta 'become cold'
cwulta 'decrease'
nulta 'increase'
pita 'become empty'
musewe-hata 'fear'
nelp-hita 'widen'
culk-ita enjoy'
kulita 'yearn after'
kil-uta 'bring up, grow'
cal-uta 'cut (a thing) fine'
khuta grow'
palkta 'brighten'
hulita get cloudy'
thullita 'differ'
kwutta 'harden'
nucta get late'
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