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− | * '''-yu''' creates an agent noun, as in '''<u>ta</u>ronyu''' ''hunter'' from '''<u>ta</u>ron''' ''hunt''. It does not appear to alter the stress accent of a word. | + | * '''-yu''' creates an agent noun, as in '''<u>ta</u>ronyu''' ''hunter'' from '''<u>ta</u>ron''' ''hunt'' ({{Corpus ASG}}, Dictionary). It does not appear to alter the stress accent of a word. |
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Revision as of 18:05, 29 December 2009
Prefixes
These are all the known prefixes that change the class of a word as of December 29, 2009. None of these appear to change the position of the stress accent.
- nì- forms adverbs from nouns or adjectives, as in nìNa'vi Na'vily, in Na'vi (TO), nìftue easily from ftue easy (ASG, Dictionary)
- tì- forms nouns from adjectives and verbs, as in tìftia study (n.) from ftia study (v.) (SciMag), tìngay truth from ngay true (ASG, Dictionary)
- le- forms adjectives from nouns, as in lehrrap dangerous from hrrap danger (ASG, Dictionary), leNa'vi Na'vi (adj.) from Na'vi Na'vi (n.) (ASG, Weaving Song)
Suffixes
- -yu creates an agent noun, as in taronyu hunter from taron hunt (ASG, Dictionary). It does not appear to alter the stress accent of a word.