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=== Particles === | === Particles === | ||
=== Derivational morphology === | === Derivational morphology === | ||
Stems can have other suffixes attached. These suffixes will occur between the stem and the number suffix. Productive suffixes include: | |||
:-'''anen''' practitioner of noun, as in '''anālte''' 'health' → '''māltanen''' 'healer, practitioner of healing' | |||
:-'''ēl''' person who has quality noun, as in '''ankēra''' 'holy' → '''makērēl''' 'holy person' | |||
:-'''īhen''' device associated with noun, as in '''annītte''' 'fried in oil' → '''janīttīhen''' 'frying pan' | |||
:-'''īk''' artificial kind associated with noun, as in '''sakīwa''' 'skin' → '''ankīwīke''' 'leather' | |||
:-'''īñ''' diminutive, as in '''malāca''' 'girl' → '''malācīñ''' 'little girl' | |||
:-'''īw''' opposite or lack of noun, as in '''ansēña''' 'harmful' → '''ansēñīwe''' 'harmless' | |||
:-'''ōn''' augmentative or agent, as in '''jatāena''' 'story' → '''matāenōn''' 'storyteller' | |||
Common non-productive suffixes include: | |||
:-'''eran''' guild associated with noun, as in '''jālteran''' 'healers guild' | |||
:-'''ienāl''' set of four of a noun, as in '''jaxāelienāl''' 'set of four nights' | |||
:-'''isse''' diminutive, as in '''jēwānisse''' 'small pond' | |||
:-'''(n)non''' male practitioner of noun, as in '''mērānnon''' 'hunter' | |||
There are also a few prefixes, none of which are productive: | |||
:'''āl'''- an older augmentative, as in '''jāllōhen''' 'feast' | |||
:'''we'''- an older negation prefix, as in '''anwetēla''' 'unknown' | |||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||