The Structure of Nouns

• Primary (Simple) Noun Stems
  • Stems with one element
  • Stems with two elements
    • Example: Animal Nouns

• Secondary (Complex) Noun Stems : Derived Nouns
  • Nouns ending in -kan (stem + concrete final)
  • Nouns ending in -win (stem + abstract final)
  • Nouns ending in -suu (stem + final)
  • Participles or Nominalizations
  • Nouns + concrete final or body-part final
• Composition
  • Noun Stem + Noun Stem
  • Verb Stem + Noun Stem
  • Preform + Noun Stem