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Meanings of Morphs - example root: Kuoti
Person: -ju-, person who does/is the word; kujuoti, lumberjack
Place: -ay-, place containing the word; kuayoti, lumber mill
Collective: ka-, multiple of the word; kakuoti, forest
Diminutive: ti-, smaller, less of the word; tikuoti, sapling
Augumentive: ri-, bigger, more of the word; rikuoti, very large tree
Adjective: -da-, adjectival form of the word; kudaoti, solid and sturdy
Adverbial: -ta-, adverb form of the word; kutaoti, proudly and sturdily
Nominal: -ta-, noun form of the word; kuoti, tree*
Opposite: nuo-, opposite of the word; nuokuoti, short
Abstract: -ge-, an abstract meaning of the word; kugeoti, pride in ones self and place in life
Animal: -jeg-, an animal or otherwise non-sentient thing associated with the word; kujegoti, tree-dweller

Infixes are added in between the first two vowels.

*Nouns cannot use the nominal form. Similarly, adjectives and verbs cannot use the adjective form. Nouns, verbs, and adjectives all have their own tables. ✎ Edit Article ✖ Delete Article

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