-t

suffix. dual ending

Cognates

• Ad. -at “dual suffix”
• S. -ad “dual”

Derivations

• ✶-t “dual ending”
• ✶ata “numerative dual ending” ✧ Let/427

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶ata > t	[-ta] > [-t]	✧ Let/427

Variations

• t ✧ Let/427
• -t ✧ PE17/057; PE17/075; PE17/076; PE17/190; PE22/161; VT49/48

-t

suffix. you (familiar)

-t

suffix. they (object suffix)

Derivations

• ✶te “they”

Variations

• -t ✧ PE17/110

-tyë

suffix. you (familiar)

Derivations

• ✶ki “you (imperious/familiar)” ✧ VT49/50

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶ki > -tye	[-kje] > [-tje]	✧ VT49/50

Variations

• -tye ✧ PE17/057 (-tye); PE17/058 (-tye); PE17/075; PE17/075; VT49/16; VT49/48; VT49/51
• -t ✧ PE17/075; PE17/075; VT49/48
• tye ✧ PE22/161

-u

suffix. dual ending

Derivations

• ✶-ū “dual ending for pairs” ✧ Let/427
  • √YU “both, both, [ᴹ√] two”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶ū > u	[-ū] > [-u]	✧ Let/427

Variations

• u ✧ Let/427

yuitë

adjective. dual

An adjective for “dual”, a combination of yu- “both” and the suffix -itë. Also used as a grammatical term.

Elements

Word	Gloss
yu-	“both, both, [ᴱQ.] twice”