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==Derivation==
==Derivation==
All the following are Prefixes which remove the first vowel (if applicable, i.e is simply added if the word begins with a consonant).
All the following are Prefixes.
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!'''Derivation Pattern'''
!'''Derivation Pattern'''
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|-
|Adjective --> Adverb
|Adjective --> Adverb
|'''-'''<br />Quick > Quickly
|'''an'''<br />Quick > Quickly
|-
|-
|Adjective --> Noun
|Adjective --> Noun
|'''-'''<br />Happy > Happiness
|'''agar'''<br />Happy > Happiness
|-
|-
|Noun --> Verb
|Noun --> Verb
|'''-'''<br />Glory > Glorify
|'''bel'''<br />Glory > Glorify
|-
|-
|Noun --> Adjective
|Noun --> Adjective
|'''-'''<br />Recreation > Recreational
|'''faltar'''<br />Recreation > Recreational
|-
|-
|Adjectives --> Transitive Verbs
|Adjectives --> Transitive Verbs
|'''-'''<br />Rich > Enrich
|'''lis'''<br />Rich > Enrich
|-
|-
|Nouns --> Transitive Verbs
|Nouns --> Transitive Verbs
|'''-'''<br />Rapture > Enrapture
|'''fal'''<br />Rapture > Enrapture
|-
|-
|Transitive Verbs --> Intransitive Verbs (Antipassive Voice)<br />Agent/Experience and Patient/Focus swap places
|Transitive Verbs --> Intransitive Verbs (Antipassive Voice)<br />Agent/Experience and Patient/Focus swap places
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|-
|-
|Opposite (Quality)
|Opposite (Quality)
|'''-'''<br />Happy > sad, clear > vague
|'''rao'''<br />Happy > sad, clear > vague
|-
|-
|opposite (reverse action)<br />Agent and patient remain the same, action of the verb changes
|opposite (reverse action)<br />Agent and patient remain the same, action of the verb changes
|'''-'''<br />Earn <==> spend, borrow <==> repay
|'''forn'''<br />Earn <==> spend, borrow <==> repay
|-
|-
|Motion Purpose<br />Go somewhere in order to do VERB
|Motion Purpose<br />Go somewhere in order to do VERB
|'''-'''<br />to buy > to go shopping
|'''maela'''<br />to buy > to go shopping
|-
|-
|Nominal Participle<br />Person who is doing VERB at the current moment<br />(Also inflects for tense)
|Nominal Participle<br />Person who is doing VERB at the current moment<br />(Also inflects for tense)
|'''-'''<br />Run > runner
|'''dwe'''<br />Run > runner
|-
|-
|Person who does verb habitually
|Person who does verb habitually
|'''-'''<br />Write > writer
|'''moth'''<br />Write > writer
|-
|-
|Place where VERB is typically done
|Place where VERB is typically done
|'''-'''<br />to cook > kitchen, to sleep > bedroom
|'''gen'''<br />to cook > kitchen, to sleep > bedroom
|-
|-
|Place with lots of NOUN
|Place with lots of NOUN
|'''-'''<br />Book > library, tree > forest
|'''othin'''<br />Book > library, tree > forest
|-
|-
|Tool or substance used for doing VERB
|Tool or substance used for doing VERB
|'''-'''<br />to write > writing implement, to wash > soap
|'''arta'''<br />to write > writing implement, to wash > soap
|-
|-
|ADJ = made of NOUN
|ADJ = made of NOUN
|'''-'''<br />Gold > golden, wood > wooden
|'''val'''<br />Gold > golden, wood > wooden
|-
|-
|ADJ = having lot of/ some of NOUN
|ADJ = having lot of/ some of NOUN
|'''-'''<br />Money > rich, trash > messy
|'''var'''<br />Money > rich, trash > messy
|-
|-
|ADJ = lacking/sparsity of NOUN
|ADJ = lacking/sparsity of NOUN
|'''-'''<br />Tooth > toothless, money > poor
|'''ave'''<br />Tooth > toothless, money > poor
|-
|-
|Augmentation
|Augmentation
|'''-'''<br />House > mansion, cat > lion
|'''îthil'''<br />House > mansion, cat > lion
|-
|-
|Pejoration
|Pejoration
|'''-'''<br />Man > scoundrel, child > brat
|'''ithse'''<br />Man > scoundrel, child > brat
|-
|-
|ADJ = tending to often do VERB/be ADJ
|ADJ = tending to often do VERB/be ADJ
|'''-'''<br />think > thoughtful, forget > forgetful
|'''gir'''<br />think > thoughtful, forget > forgetful
|-
|-
|VERB = to use NOUN in a typical way
|VERB = to use NOUN in a typical way
|'''-'''<br />Lips > kiss, Hammer > to hammer
|'''kalah'''<br />Lips > kiss, Hammer > to hammer
|}
|}




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