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:: ''gyong'' 'man' + ''-bu'' (collective) = ''gyombu'' 'warrior class' | :: ''gyong'' 'man' + ''-bu'' (collective) = ''gyombu'' 'warrior class' | ||
:: ''yong'' 'foot' + ''-ko'' (adjectival) = ''yonko'' 'sock' | :: ''yong'' 'foot' + ''-ko'' (adjectival) = ''yonko'' 'sock' | ||
* ''-z'' is lost and causes a following consonant to double | * ''-z'' is lost and causes a following consonant to double, except ''x'' which becomes ''s'' and ''h'' which is lost, while ''z'' remains: | ||
:: ''az'' 'male' + ''-chi'' (adjectival) = ''acchi'' 'masculine' | :: ''az'' 'male' + ''-chi'' (adjectival) = ''acchi'' 'masculine' | ||
:: ''haz'' 'old' + ''kora'' 'bitch' = ''hakkora'' 'hag' | :: ''haz'' 'old' + ''kora'' 'bitch' = ''hakkora'' 'hag' | ||
:: ''buaz'' 'sun' + ''xu'' 'fire' = ''buasu'' 'heat of the sun' | |||
:: ''fuz'' 'tree' + ''HUZ'' 'lack' = ''fuzuz'' 'treeless' | |||
In some cases a word ending in a vowel + ''-i'' will alter to vowel + ''-u'' when a suffix or the second element of a compound begins with a consonant: | In some cases a word ending in a vowel + ''-i'' will alter to vowel + ''-u'' when a suffix or the second element of a compound begins with a consonant: | ||
:: '' | :: ''mei'' 'dark' + ''kezi'' 'stone' = ''meukézi'' 'obsidian' | ||
Word-final vowels may also be altered or lost when they come into contact with initial vowels in compounds or endings. | Word-final vowels may also be altered or lost when they come into contact with initial vowels in compounds or endings. | ||