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'''-ceh''', '''-cænah''', and '''-cañīh''' (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-cañīh''': | '''-ceh''', '''-cænah''', and '''-cañīh''' (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-cañīh''': | ||
* '' | * ''nūrya'' (child) → ''nūricænah'' (little child) | ||
* ''ēmīla'' (tiger) → ''ēmīlcañīh'' (cat) | * ''ēmīla'' (tiger) → ''ēmīlcañīh'' (cat) | ||
* ''pǣka'' (taste) → ''pǣcicænah'' (hors d'œuvre, entrée) | * ''pǣka'' (taste) → ''pǣcicænah'' (hors d'œuvre, entrée) | ||