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=====Augmentatives and diminutives===== | =====Augmentatives and diminutives===== | ||
Many of these have been strongly lexicalised with a meaning that is not always transparent. It is prudent to memorise all pairs of words and not rely on the meaning always being clear. | |||
Nominal augmentatives are formed with the infix ''-nV-'', where V stands for a short echo vowel. Generally, it is spliced in before the last syllable, as in the following examples. | Nominal augmentatives are formed with the infix ''-nV-'', where V stands for a short echo vowel. Generally, it is spliced in before the last syllable, as in the following examples. | ||