Introduction
Suffixes are morphemes that can be attached to the end of a word to change its structure and meaning. Some suffixes can be productively added to words to create new meanings, while others require approval by Paul Frommer to create new words. Productive suffixes will be marked with pro., while unproductive suffixes will be unmarked.
| Suffix | Purpose | Produced Word | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| -an | Masculine | Noun | |
| -e | Feminine | Noun | |
| -fkeyk | State or Condition (pro.) | Noun | |
| -kel | 'Lack of' Noun | Noun | |
| -nga' | Containing | Adjective | |
| -nay | Sub-hierarchy | Noun | |
| -o | Indefinite (pro.) | Noun | |
| -pe | Interrogative, 'what noun' (pro.) | Noun | |
| -tseng | Place (pro. in colloquial speech) | Noun | |
| -tswo | Ability to Verb (pro.) | Noun | |
| -tsyìp | Diminuitive (pro.) | Noun | |
| -tu | Person | Noun | |
| -ve | Ordinal (pro.) | Adverb | |
| -vi | Partitive | Noun | |
| -yu | -er, Person Performing the Verb | Noun |