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 *''apirtammus'' - grenade, derived from ''āpir'' (fire) + ''tammus'' (egg). Irregular NI form: ''-aptammus-''
 * ''teymekšumbat'' - missile,  derived from ''tayyamak'' (thunder) + ''šumbat'' (arrow).  Irreg. NI form: ''-teššumbat-''
+Sometimes derivations may be created by affixing verbal affixes to a verb or noun root, excluding the Post-TA and succeeding verbal slots:
+* ''ixrikirim < *xr-kirim'' ITER-speak => "loquacious (person)"
+*''ixrikirimtar < *xr-kirim-tar'' ITER-speak-DISTR => "gossip, one who gossips"
+When combined with NI of ''nea'' (thing), an abstract noun may be formed:
+*''ixrikirinnētar < *xr-kirim-nea-tar'' ITER-speak-thing-DISTR => "thing(s) being gossiped about"
+The Augmentive is also used to coin new terms from nouns:
+*''arrarar'' telescope (lit. "big eye", from<'' ar'' => "eye"
+*''iptartaras'' bulldozer, backhoe (from  ''iptas'' "hoe")
+The Diminutive had been long falling out of use, but has been revived in the modern language to coin new terms as well:
+*''iptis'' forceps (also from  ''iptas'' "hoe")
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