Difference Between Morphemes, Words and Syllables in Oriya
Even though morphemes combine to create a word in Oriya, the morphemes are not always independent words. Some single morphemes are words while other words are composed of two or more morphemes.
In Oriya, morphemes are also different from syllables. Many words have two or more syllables but only one morpheme. For example:
କୁକକର, ଉପଦଵ, ମୋ'ର are examples. On the other hand, many words have two morphemes and only one syllable; examples include ଧନି, ମୋଟା etc.
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