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*''-flen'' /-fʟɛn/ is an adjectival suffix with the same meaning as Korean ''-tapta'' and Japanese ''-rashii'': it means 'like an X is supposed to be' or 'like a typical X'. The suffix comes from Old Eevo compound adjectives of the form ''X-fheileán'' (from ''feil'' 'name' + ''-án'' adjectivizer; i.e. 'like the name X' or 'worthy of the name X'). Some words with the suffix have undergone semantic shifts, e.g. carflen /ˈkʰarfʟɛn/ 'humane, moral, ethical' (from Old Eevo car "human" + -flen). | *''-flen'' /-fʟɛn/ is an adjectival suffix with the same meaning as Korean ''-tapta'' and Japanese ''-rashii'': it means 'like an X is supposed to be' or 'like a typical X'. The suffix comes from Old Eevo compound adjectives of the form ''X-fheileán'' (from ''feil'' 'name' + ''-án'' adjectivizer; i.e. 'like the name X' or 'worthy of the name X'). Some words with the suffix have undergone semantic shifts, e.g. carflen /ˈkʰarfʟɛn/ 'humane, moral, ethical' (from Old Eevo car "human" + -flen). | ||
*''jy-'' (''jyn-'' before C) is a [[Windermere]] adjectival suffix. | *''jy-'' (''jyn-'' before C) is a [[Windermere]] adjectival suffix. | ||
*''-ol'' /-ɔ̃/ is an adjectival suffix of Clofabic origin; it is cognate with Clofabosin ''-ol''. It is used mainly in loanwords from [[Proto-Clofabic]] or [[ | *''-ol'' /-ɔ̃/ is an adjectival suffix of Clofabic origin; it is cognate with Clofabosin ''-ol''. It is used mainly in loanwords from [[Proto-Clofabic]] or [[Phormatolide]], or to derive adjectives from Clofabic loanwords; however, it is sometimes used with other words as well. | ||
*''-on'' is a Talmic adjectival suffix, from Old Eevo -án (itself from Thensarian ''-aħnam'', Proto-Talmic ''*-aʁnəm''). | *''-on'' is a Talmic adjectival suffix, from Old Eevo -án (itself from Thensarian ''-aħnam'', Proto-Talmic ''*-aʁnəm''). | ||
*''-vað'' is another Talmic adjectival suffix. | *''-vað'' is another Talmic adjectival suffix. | ||
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==Vocabulary== | ==Vocabulary== | ||
Eevo's basic vocabulary is largely Talmic. However, a large portion of Eevo vocabulary (comparable to English) is borrowed, for example from [[Windermere]], [[Clofabic languages]] ([[Proto-Clofabic]], [[ | Eevo's basic vocabulary is largely Talmic. However, a large portion of Eevo vocabulary (comparable to English) is borrowed, for example from [[Windermere]], [[Clofabic languages]] ([[Proto-Clofabic]], [[Phormatolide]] and [[Chthryxolidin]]) or other Talman languages. This gives Eevo a rich array of synonyms. | ||
==Sample texts== | ==Sample texts== | ||