hamot

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3 Such a radical-word, to take a random example, is the Nootka4 word hamot bone.

Chapter 2. The Elements of Speech 1921
The Nootka Indian can convey the idea of plurality, in one of several ways, if he so desires, but he does not need to; hamot may do for either singular or plural, should no interest happen to attach to the distinction.

Chapter 2. The Elements of Speech 1921
We now know of four distinct formal types of word: A (Nootka hamot); A + (0) (sing, bone); A + (b) (singing); (A) + (b) (Latin hortus).

Chapter 2. The Elements of Speech 1921