(Komi-Permyak)
IP~Q
IP~Q: Indefiniteness is expressed by a special bound morpheme that usually – but not necessarily – has an etymological relationship to words meaning ‘be,’ ‘want,’ ‘maybe,’ ‘or,’ and ‘too.’
| animate | inanimate | |
|---|---|---|
| interrogative pronoun | kin ’who’ | myj ’what’ |
| indefinite pronoun | kinkö ’somebody’ | myjkö ’something’ |
Based on Bartens (2000: 169–170)
In Komi-Permyak indefinite pronouns are derived from interrogative pronouns using the kö morpheme as a suffix. As a free morpheme, kö is used as a conjunction meaning ‘if’.
Author: Nikolett F. Gulyás