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Affixes in K'aŝnip and how they work
This public article was written by [Deactivated User], and last updated on 12 Dec 2017, 00:46.
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Affixes aren't very common amongst daily-use words in K'aŝnip. Even when they exist in the dictionary form of a word, they may be dropped from casual speech (so long as doing so wouldn't cause ambiguity). For example, the word ecajinikŝa (ash) features "ec" as a prefix. The word literally means "effect (of) tree fire". However, if you remove the prefix, in most cases it would be clear from context what you're referring to (with the exception of some kind of forest fire, which is what ajinikŝa alone usually refers to. Luckily, the K'aŝnip region is in some very desolate mountains). The obvious big exception to this affix-dropping pattern is the prefix "ŝe", which creates an antonym of the base word (e.g. ŝe-iŝli, dry, literally "opposite-of wet"). Affixes are usually variable in their location: they can be a prefix, a suffix, or even an infix. Certain ones, however, are less mutable, and all of them most commonly fall in a certain position (even if it is possible to move it). Their position is generally relative to the fragment they directly affect; thus, if they affect only some fragments, but not all, then the position would be likely be a specific infix.
(Note: "fragments" refers to word fragments, which are the various words put together into a compound. Because the words often lose a letter or two during compounding, they are separated by K'aŝnip grammar from their non-compound forms.)
Below is a table of affixes, their meanings, if they can be dropped, their usual positions, and if they can be moved. There may be a few unusually long affixes as well, which would be shortened in a manner similar to preposition/conjunction shortening. Also, note that some affixes might violate K'aŝnip's "no double vowels/consonants" rule; if so, a silent hyphen is added in the romanisation before and/or after the affix to make it work.
| Affix | Meaning | Optional? | Movable? | Position (if unmovable) | Other Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ŝe | Reverses meaning of root | No | Yes | ||
| ec | effect (of) | Yes | Yes | ||
| aŝ | Person who does... | No | No | Prefix |
(Additional note: I removed the WIP tag from this article because all of the information presented is (probably) set in stone. The table of affixes, however, will continue to grow.) ✎ Edit Article ✖ Delete Article
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