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The following examples from Amharic (Afro-Asiatic) illustrate a form of language disguise or play language (like Pig Latin) used by young women in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa (McCarthy 1984: 306): $$\begin{array}{lll}\text { g"aro } & \text { 'backyard' g"gyrar } \\\text { gin } & \text { but' } & \text { gaynen } \\\text { matta } &\text{'come' } & \text { mayt'at } \\\text { kfu } & \text { 'cruel' } & \text { kayfof } \\\text { hed } & \text { 'go' } & \text {hayded}\\\text{man } & \text { 'who' } & \text { maynen }\end{array}$$ Figure out the morphological rule that creates the play language version (the third column) of the Amharic words. What kind of morphological rule is this?

   The following examples from Amharic (Afro-Asiatic) illustrate a form of language disguise or play language (like Pig Latin) used by young women in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa (McCarthy 1984: 306):
$$\begin{array}{lll}\text { g"aro } & \text { 'backyard' g"gyrar } \\\text { gin } & \text { but' } & \text { gaynen } \\\text { matta } &\text{'come' } & \text { mayt'at } \\\text { kfu } & \text { 'cruel' } & \text { kayfof } \\\text { hed } & \text { 'go' } & \text {hayded}\\\text{man } & \text { 'who' } & \text { maynen }\end{array}$$
Figure out the morphological rule that creates the play language version (the third column) of the Amharic words. What kind of morphological rule is this?
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Introducing Morphology
Introducing Morphology
Rochelle Lieber 3rd Edition
Chapter 5, Problem 6 ↓

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The following examples from Amharic (Afro-Asiatic) illustrate a form of language disguise or play language (like Pig Latin) used by young women in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa (McCarthy 1984: 306): $$\begin{array}{lll}\text { g"aro } & \text { 'backyard' g"gyrar } \\\text { gin } & \text { but' } & \text { gaynen } \\\text { matta } &\text{'come' } & \text { mayt'at } \\\text { kfu } & \text { 'cruel' } & \text { kayfof } \\\text { hed } & \text { 'go' } & \text {hayded}\\\text{man } & \text { 'who' } & \text { maynen }\end{array}$$ Figure out the morphological rule that creates the play language version (the third column) of the Amharic words. What kind of morphological rule is this?
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