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* ''Cami'' → ''camiyūs'' | * ''Cami'' → ''camiyūs'' | ||
* ''Galiākina'' → ''galiākyūs'' | * ''Galiākina'' → ''galiākyūs'' | ||
'''-ьai''' (often with lengthening) forms nouns with the meaning of "pertaining to", generally applied to nouns denoting inanimate (but usually concrete) concepts. Such nouns are found in literature with an anaphorical use.<br/>It is commonly found in Chlouvānem surnames. In chemistry, it denotes binary compounds, usually with a dvandva stem. | |||
* ''vīhatam''(farm) → ''vīhātiai'' (farmer; farm's) | |||
* ''svāṣṭa'' (armor) → ''svāṣṭyai'' (armored knight) | |||
* ''bilumbida'' (sodium) + ''talielīm'' (chlorine) → ''bilumbītalielīyai'' (sodium chloride) | |||
'''-ceh''', '''-cænah''', and '''-cañėh''' (all often with palatalization of the last consonant) are three different (but with roughly the same meaning) diminutive-forming suffixes; some of them have developed distinct meanings. They can also be compounded, as in '''-cæñ-cañėh''': | |||
* ''samin'' (child) → ''samiñcænah'' (little child) | |||
* ''ėmīla'' (tiger) → ''ėmīlcañėh'' (cat) | |||
* ''pǣka'' (taste) →''pǣcicænah'' (hors d'œuvre, entrée) | |||
===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||