Question

Consider the following data from Michoacán Aztec, a language of Mexico.

a.) (nokali] "my house"
b.) [nokalimes] "my houses"
c.) [mokali] "your house"
d.) [ikali] "his house"
e.) (nopelo] "my dog"
f.) [mopelo] "your dog"
g.) [mopelomes] "your dogs"
h.) [ikwahmili] "his cornfield"
i.) [nokwahmili] "my cornfield"
j.) [mokwahmili] "your cornfield"

What is the morpheme with the meaning "house" in Michoacán Aztec? __________

Answer 1

In the provided data from Michoacán Aztec, the morpheme with the meaning "house" is "kali." It appears in several forms such as [nokali] ("my house"), [nokalimes] ("my houses"), [mokali] ("your house"), and [ikali] ("his house").

In the Michoacán Aztec language data you provided, the morpheme with the meaning "house" is "kali." A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning in a language. In this case, "kali" carries the meaning of a dwelling or house.

Here are the examples where the morpheme "kali" appears:

a.) [nokali] - "my house"

b.) [nokalimes] - "my houses"

c.) [mokali] - "your house"

d.) [ikali] - "his house"

In each of these instances, the morpheme "kali" is modified by prefixes or suffixes to indicate possession or plurality. For example, the prefix "no-" indicates possession (e.g., "nokali" for "my house"), and the suffix "-mes" indicates plurality (e.g., "nokalimes" for "my houses").