Derivational Affixes
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| Affix | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| i- | diminutive | kiesa - ikiesa "food - snack" |
| hu- | augmentative | maya - humaya "house - mansion" |
| -ma | piece of a whole | lep - lepma "body - organ" |
| oy- | source of | heega - oyheega "light - light source" |
| yau- | special | aaya - yauaaya "name - title" |
| tue- | common, run of the mill | lema - tuelema "man - commoner" |
| kha- | new | aaya - kha'aaya "name - nickname" |
| ngo- | old | laan - ngolaan "story - myth" |
| -maal | spirit, essence of | beyaa - beyaamaal "game - sportsmanship" |
| -kee | a collection of, many | maya - mayakee "house - village" |
| -in | people of | tam - tamin "river - river people" |
| -dos | language | tamin - tamindos "river people - language of the river people" |
| -go | place | deel - deelgo "livestock - farm" |
| boo- | minor, peripheral | gelue - boogelue "fact - minutiae" |
| t'u- | main, central | lema - t'ulema "person - protagonist" |
| Affix | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Affix | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| -ner | To be X | lema - lemaner "person - to be a person" |
| se- | To make X | kiesa - sekiesa "food - to cook" |
| sae- | To make from X | pauda - saepauda "gold - to make from gold" |
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