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Suffixes

(Pro)noun suffixes

Spelling Definition English equivalents
-lu defines an agent noun -er , -ist
-sa indicates plurality -s, -es
-ri establishes a place/event -ery
-dufen refers to an entity or construct that performs a specific action or function -ifier, -inator
-fe connotes opposition "against" , "in opposition to"
-se establishes feminine characteristics/gender
-ke establishes androfeminine characteristics/gender
-ka establishes androgynous characteristics/gender
-ki establishes andromasc characteristics/gender
-ci establishes masculine characteristics/gender
-pa marks word as possessive -'s
-lonki refers to a field of knowledge/study -ology, -graphy, -nomy, -ics
-falo indicates manner or characteristic of speech -speak, -talk

Verb suffixes

Temporal suffixes

Spelling Definition English equivalents
-da refers to the past tense form of a verb -ed
-ne refers to the present tense form of a verb -ing
-lo refers to the future tense form of a verb "will", "shall"

Other verb suffixes

Spelling Definition English equivalents
-ku establishes verb as uncertain/questioning
-do establishes verb as imperative "should", "ought to"

Adjective suffixes

Spelling Definition English equivalents
-jala denotes ability or capacity -able , -ible , "capable of"