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* The word {{t|juaodue}} "legal" is '''not''' a root, because it's a compound of Toaq {{t|juao}} "law" + {{t|due}} "correct". | * The word {{t|juaodue}} "legal" is '''not''' a root, because it's a compound of Toaq {{t|juao}} "law" + {{t|due}} "correct". | ||
Single-syllable | Single-syllable roots are called '''monosyllabic roots''' or '''core roots'''. Longer roots like {{t|kune}} are called '''layer 2 roots''' (mostly by [[Hoemai]]). | ||
In early Toaq, there were only single-syllable roots, leading to some misuse of the word "root" to mean "monosyllabic root". | In early Toaq, there were only single-syllable roots, leading to some misuse of the word "root" to mean "monosyllabic root". | ||