Post by dreamingfifi on Sept 22, 2013 13:29:02 GMT -6
Affixes
This is a grab bag of affixes, and I'll sort them by category.
Verb Modality prefixes:
band(i)- ~ band(i)-
ib(i)- ~ ib(i)-
id(i)- ~ id(i)-
idh(i)- ~ idh(i)-
iv(i)- ~ iv(i)-
mem(i)- ~ mem(i)-
Other Verb Affixes:
-(o)ndel ~ -(o)ndel
-(e)ssel ~ -(e)ssel
-u ~ -u
sha- ~ sha-
Adverbs (For adjectives):
gwa- ~ gwa-
kao- ~ koo-
pan- ~ pan-
qui- ~ qui-
ma- ~ ma-
sur- ~ sur-
Number roots:
-a ~ -a
-nn ~ -nn
-yi ~ -yi
ama- ~ ama-
bwe- ~ bwe-
ewe- ~ ewe-
ka- ~ ka-
lo- ~ lo-
ma- ~ ma-
uzhu- ~ uzhu-
vi- ~ vi-
zhu- ~ zhu-
Counters:
-fo ~ -fo
-ga ~ -ga
-na ~ -na
-shi ~ -shi
Misc.
-re ~ -re
-no ~ -no
-yel ~ -yel
-(a)min ~ -(a)min
-sa ~ -sa
zha- ~ zha-
ue- ~ we-
This is a grab bag of affixes, and I'll sort them by category.
Verb Modality prefixes:
band(i)- ~ band(i)-
prepare to
ib(i)- ~ ib(i)-
try to
id(i)- ~ id(i)-
should/oughtta
idh(i)- ~ idh(i)-
can/able to
iv(i)- ~ iv(i)-
must/hafta/gotta
mem(i)- ~ mem(i)-
would/be willing to
Other Verb Affixes:
-(o)ndel ~ -(o)ndel
Passive voice marker/ intransitive verb maker
-(e)ssel ~ -(e)ssel
Lack of volition marker, causitive
-u ~ -u
continuous/progressive aspect marker
sha- ~ sha-
infinitive prefix
Adverbs (For adjectives):
gwa- ~ gwa-
too
kao- ~ koo-
very, so
pan- ~ pan-
slightly, kinda, sorta, a little
qui- ~ qui-
not at all, the complete opposite of
ma- ~ ma-
more
sur- ~ sur-
most
Number roots:
-a ~ -a
suffix for multiples of one thousand
-nn ~ -nn
suffix for multiples of ten
-yi ~ -yi
suffix for multiples of one hundred
ama- ~ ama-
root of 7
bwe- ~ bwe-
root of two
ewe- ~ ewe-
root of 8
ka- ~ ka-
root of 6
lo- ~ lo-
root of four
ma- ~ ma-
root of one
uzhu- ~ uzhu-
root of 9
vi- ~ vi-
root of five
zhu- ~ zhu-
root of three
Counters:
-fo ~ -fo
counter suffix for inanimate objects
-ga ~ -ga
numeral counter suffix
-na ~ -na
counter suffix for magic and plants
-shi ~ -shi
counter suffix for animate things, people, and spirits or gods
Misc.
-re ~ -re
agent suffix, found on anore, belore, darre - It's archaic and not very productive.
-no ~ -no
adverb maker
-yel ~ -yel
agental suffix, goes on verbs, like "-er" in English.
-(a)min ~ -(a)min
verb nominalizer
-sa ~ -sa
noun suffix, narrows the focus of the noun. The noun could be an entire class of things, and the word with this on it is just one of those things.
zha- ~ zha-
no, not, un
ue- ~ we-
re-, again