The data in a hypothetical language below illustrate one prefix that can attach to noun stems...

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The data in a hypothetical language below illustrate one prefix that can attach to noun stems (do not worry about the exact meaning of the prefix). Noun stem Prefixed form sawuras sambitu?on Gloss for stem 'seed' wuras bitu?on 'month' loloon saloloon 'thousand' ta:? santa:? 'word' koe sakoe 'head of grain' utok sautok 'brain' sumpir sansumpir 'beard' apu saapu 'fire' noa sanoa 'breath' gampal sangampal 'underlayer' I o:r sanjo:r 'nose' malom samalom 'night' roon saroon 'banana leaf' 1. List the allomorphs of the prefix. 2. What is the underlying form of the prefix? Explain why you think so. 3. What is the distribution of each prefix? State in general terms (in a form of a tree). 4. Write phonological rules. Remember to be general in your rules. 5. Do the rules you have written need to apply in a certain order? If so, which order? The data in a hypothetical language below illustrate one prefix that can attach to noun stems (do not worry about the exact meaning of the prefix). Noun stem Prefixed form sawuras sambitu?on Gloss for stem 'seed' wuras bitu?on 'month' loloon saloloon 'thousand' ta:? santa:? 'word' koe sakoe 'head of grain' utok sautok 'brain' sumpir sansumpir 'beard' apu saapu 'fire' noa sanoa 'breath' gampal sangampal 'underlayer' I o:r sanjo:r 'nose' malom samalom 'night' roon saroon 'banana leaf' 1. List the allomorphs of the prefix. 2. What is the underlying form of the prefix? Explain why you think so. 3. What is the distribution of each prefix? State in general terms (in a form of a tree). 4. Write phonological rules. Remember to be general in your rules. 5. Do the rules you have written need to apply in a certain order? If so, which order?