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When a language is borrowed into the Nousuerian language, it is assimilated through orthography, pronunciation and inflection. | When a language is borrowed into the Nousuerian language, it is assimilated through orthography, pronunciation and inflection. | ||
*''asaseur'' comes from French ''ascenseur'' (elevator, lift) | |||
*''pitsa'' comes from Italian ''pizza'' (pizza) | |||
====Compounding==== | ====Compounding==== | ||
With compound nouns, the second noun determines the gender. | With compound nouns, the second noun determines the gender. | ||
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====Affixation==== | ====Affixation==== | ||
Affixation is carried out by adding a prefix or suffix to a stem. Prefixes do not change the word class or inflection of the stem, but suffixes do. | Affixation is carried out by adding a prefix or suffix to a stem. Prefixes do not change the word class or inflection of the stem, but suffixes do. | ||
*''feure'' (before) + ''tjur'' (day) = ''feuretjur'' (dawn) | |||
*''u'' (not) + ''kontan'' (happy) = ''ukontan'' (unhappy) | |||
*''lira'' (to read) + ''-are'' (-er) = ''lirare'' (reader) | |||
*''fretje'' (fresh) + ''-het'' (-ness) = ''fretjehet'' (freshness) | |||
====Abbreviation==== | ====Abbreviation==== | ||
Abbreviation involves the loss of a word or part of a word. | Abbreviation involves the loss of a word or part of a word. | ||