Methods for deriving words in Seuna

The ija ite and uma end-tags

In actual fact three of the adjectives mentioned above are related to three end-tags For these three end-tags the head vowel of the end-tag takes presidence over the tail vowel of the noun. For example waugo = a wolf, waugija = a wolf cub If the end-tag consonant can fit in with the final consonant of the noun, they do so and two vowels are dropped. For example waulo = dog. waulja = a pup. meu = a cat. meuja = a kitten

The si end-tag

to play	lento	playful	lentosi
to quarrel	gomia	quarrelsome	gomisi
to rest/relax	longe	lazy	longesi
to lie	selne	untruthful by disposition	selnesi
to work	kodai	diligent	kodasi

The ia and ua end-tags

When ia is suffixed to a noun stem X, it yields an adjective with the approximate meaning 'having X, characterized by X'.

When ua is suffixed to a noun stem X, it yields an adjective with the approximate meaning 'not having X, not characterized by X'.

sal 'salt' > salwo 'salty'

gwi 'life' > gwiwo 'alive, having life'

wiis 'power' > wiiswo 'powerful'

Sometimes realised as ia and ua, sometimes by ya and wa.

The la ma and da end-tags

(1) performer of an action (nomina agentis), (2) instrument (nomina instrumenti) and (3) place where an action occurs (nomina loci).

to eat	humpo
the eater	humpola
the restaurant	humpoda

to write	kludai
the writer	kludala
the printer(machine)	kludama

Index

1. Introduction to Seuna
2. Seuna : Chapter 1
3. Seuna word shape
4. The script of Seuna
5. Seuna sentence structure
6. Seuna pronouns
7. Seuna nouns
8. Seuna verbs (1)
9. Seuna adjectives
10. Seuna demonstratives
11. Seuna verbs (2)
12. Asking a question in Seuna
13. Seuna relative clauses
14. Seuna verbs (3)
15. Methods for deriving words in Seuna
16. List of all Seuna derivational affixes
17. Numbers in Seuna
18. Naming people in Seuna
19. The Seuna calendar
20. Seuna units