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If you know the meaning of Dama Diwan and the head-final word order, you don't need to know any other grammar. | If you know the meaning of Dama Diwan and the head-final word order, you don't need to know any other grammar. | ||
Every stem can take one of the 3 affixes o / a / e, which can be further expanded to on, an, en. | Every stem can take one of the 3 affixes o / a / e, which can be further expanded to on, an, en. | ||
So we have 6 possible suffixes, which | So we have 6 possible suffixes, which have the following native names (with examples in brackets): | ||
:-o : ruro. (to, taro, no, wano…). It means a nominal word, something existing in space. | :-o : ruro. (to, taro, no, wano…). It means a nominal word, something existing in space. | ||
:-a : jeno. (rasa, taba, na, kuka…). It means an adverbial word, expressing some notion of causality. | :-a : jeno. (rasa, taba, na, kuka…). It means an adverbial word, expressing some notion of causality. | ||
:-e : bo. (be, ne, bibe, nuje…). It means an active verb, something realised in time. | :-e : bo. (be, ne, bibe, nuje…). It means an active verb, something realised in time. | ||
:-on : suto. (ton, taron, non, wanon…). Marks an object placed not after its verb. | :-on : suto. (ton, taron, non, wanon…). Marks an object placed not after its verb. | ||