Methods for deriving words in Seuna

From FrathWiki
Jump to navigationJump to search

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'.


kenko 'salt' > kenkia 'salty'

gwi 'life' > gwia 'alive, having life'

palde 'power' > paldia 'powerful'

palde 'power' > paldua 'powerless'

Sometimes these affixes are realized as ya and wa. For example ;-

gwiwa 'lifeless' > gwiwada 'the desert', 'the badlands'

The gu mo and da end-tags

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

humpa to eat humpagu the eater humpada the restaurant
kludai to write kludagu the writer kludamo the printer(machine)
solbe to drink solbegu the drinker solbeda a bar


solbo beverage
humpo food

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
Retrieved from "http://www.frathwiki.com/index.php?title=Methods_for_deriving_words_in_Seuna&oldid=45647"