Components of A Morpheme
There are several components of a morpheme in Oriya language. There are as follows:
Base: A morpheme that imparts meaning on a word.
Derivational Morpheme: These morphemes alter and/or modify the meaning of the word and may create a whole new word.
Allomorphs: These are different phonetic forms or variations of a morpheme. The final morphemes in several words are pronounced differently, but they all signify plurality.
Homonyms: are morphemes that are spelled the similarly but have different meanings. Such examples abound Oriya grammar and are termed as similarly pronounced words (ସେମାଚଚାରିତ ଶବ୍ଦ). Examples:
ଜୀଵନ (life) and ଜୀଵନ (water), ହରି(Lord Vishnu) and ହରି (Monkey).
Homophones: These are morphemes that sound alike but have different meanings and spellings. Examples: ସିତ (Black colour), ସୀତ (Plough head).
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