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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. | 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 | + | * '''nì-''' forms adverbs from nouns, adjectives and verbs, as in '''nìNa'vi''' ''Na'vily, in Na'vi'' ({{Corpus TO}}), '''nìftue''' ''easily'' from '''ftue''' ''easy'', '''nìtam''' ''enough'' from '''tam''' ''suffice, be enough'' ({{Corpus ASG}}, Dictionary) |
* '''tì-''' forms nouns from adjectives and verbs, as in '''tìftia''' ''study (n.)'' from '''ftia''' ''study (v.)'' ({{Corpus SciMag}}), '''tìngay''' ''truth'' from '''ngay''' ''true'' ({{Corpus ASG}}, Dictionary) | * '''tì-''' forms nouns from adjectives and verbs, as in '''tìftia''' ''study (n.)'' from '''ftia''' ''study (v.)'' ({{Corpus SciMag}}), '''tìngay''' ''truth'' from '''ngay''' ''true'' ({{Corpus ASG}}, Dictionary) | ||
* '''le-''' forms adjectives from nouns, as in '''lehrrap''' ''dangerous'' from '''hrrap''' ''danger'' ({{Corpus ASG}}, Dictionary), '''leNa'vi''' ''Na'vi (adj.)'' from '''Na'vi''' ''Na'vi (n.)'' ({{Corpus ASG}}, Weaving Song) | * '''le-''' forms adjectives from nouns, as in '''lehrrap''' ''dangerous'' from '''hrrap''' ''danger'' ({{Corpus ASG}}, Dictionary), '''leNa'vi''' ''Na'vi (adj.)'' from '''Na'vi''' ''Na'vi (n.)'' ({{Corpus ASG}}, Weaving Song) | ||
Revision as of 19:28, 30 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, adjectives and verbs, as in nìNa'vi Na'vily, in Na'vi (TO), nìftue easily from ftue easy, nìtam enough from tam suffice, be enough (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.
