daonidao (02_Asaxi Verbs_Root (List))
daonidao
daonidao
Transitivity / Valency
intransitive (reciprocal)
Lexical Aspect
- Durative (Activity) — unfolds over time.
- Aspect markers: na- “do repeatedly” · tå- “do once” · ni- “begin to” · chå- “do fully”.
Grammatical Note
- 02_Asaxi Verbs_Root (List): Root/compound verb — may take -ů to derive a durative reading, and
na-/tå-/ni-/chå-for other aspects.
Semantic Field
Pronunciation
IPA: /daoɲidao/
Pitch Accent
- Morae: da · o · ni · da · o
- Pattern:
H · L · L · L · L - Class:
lexical
Translations
- English: to trade, to exchange
- Polish: handlować, wymieniać się
Example sentence
Example 1
- Asaxi: wa daonidao.
- English: We trade [with each other].
- Polish: x
Alternative Forms
Null
Etymology
Reciprocal frame X-ni-X (cf. gőnigő, okonoko, jonojo) on dao (give) — „give-each-other”. The repetition is grammatical reduplication and is not reduced by haplology.
Synonyms
- dao (to give (base))
Antonyms
- fdåmë (to withhold)