Prefixes

ALGA- ("containing") ex. algamamařos: iron bearing

ALTO- ("composed of") ex. altomamařos: made of iron

CAL- (multiplicative; number of times) ex. caliƞ: one time; calăt: two times

DÓ- (equivalent to -ER or -IST; when used to describe one or something that performs an action) ex. dóule: player; dóslacyll: artist

É- (negative polarity marker; for personal pronouns only) ex. éadim: I am not

HA- (genitive case; used only for countries) ex. Haitalia: Italian

HU- ("again") ex. huunveta: to do again

OŘ- (negative polarity marker) ex. ořsevunovera: I do not love

SUJO- ("make") ex. sujocirita: to make wet; sujocirimĕta: to become wet

TUM- ("completely") ex. tumikamaso: completely scared

      

Suffixes

-A (shortening of -ANTE) ex. valinia: of the sister/sister's

-AC (a shortening of -CTAGYN) ex. Axinoud li niqanac mul. (The cat is a smart predator.)

-ALI (ablative-comparitive case) ex. haujačiali oannanumma adim: I am taller than the girl

-ANTE (genitive case, shows posession) ex. valiniante: of the sister/sister's

-AR (subject marker; it) ex. unveđiar: it did

-ASTA (occasional mood) ex. dʒesvoasta: agreement; çăasta: performance

-AT (essive case/mood) ex. olaat: as a baby; ola adimat: when I was a baby

-AX (expectative mood) ex. sevunoveaxra: I am supposed to love 

-AXIONOTO (feminine augmentative) ex. kotaxionoto: big female person; kotteaxionoto: very big female person; kotgeaxionoto: not very big female person

-BAE (initiative aspect) ex. eren naskobae: it starts to rain; eren naskođibae: it started to rain

-C (a shortening of -CTAGYN) ex. Axinoud li niqanc mul. (The cat is a smart predator.)

-CTAGYN (generic article, refers to a specific class among other classes) ex. Axinoud li niqanctagyn mul. (The cat is a smart predator.)

-ČO (locative case; only used for proper place names) ex. Kanačo ʒendara: I live in Kana

-ÇEM (neuter diminutive) ex. kotçem: little person; kotteçem: very little person; kotgeçem: not very little person

-DANA (etive case) ex. Čæk Čjldana: Jack and Jill; sevunove soreliusledana: love and conquer [affixes can be left out on the first word if they match the second]

-DAŊI (etive-dubitative) ex. Čæk Čjldaŋi: Jack and or Jill/Jack and maybe Jill

-D (a shortening of -UD) ex. kotd: a person; gaíd: a fish

-DE (past participle; shortening of -ĐIHLE) ex. célem merindirde: the destroyed tree

-DO (distancer) ex. starađido: happened a long time ago; starasido: will eventually happen

-ĐAR (a shortening of -ĐIAR) ex. sevunoveđar- it loved

-ĐȲJA (a shortening of -ĐIRA) ex. sevunoveđȳja: I loved

-ĐȲJE (a shortening of -ĐIRE) ex. sevunoveđȳje: you loved

-ĐȲJI (a shortening of -ĐIRI) ex. sevunoveđȳji: you all loved

-ĐȲJO (a shortening of -ĐIRO) ex. sevunoveđȳjo: we loved (inclusive)

-ĐȲJŎ (a shortening of -ĐIRŎ) ex. sevunoveđȳjŏ we loved (inclusive)

-ĐȲJU (a shortening of -ĐIRU) ex. sevunoveđȳju: they loved

-ƊĂ (past-future perfect progressive tense) ex. staraɗă: would have been happening

-ƊI (past-future tense) ex. staraɗi: would happen, was going to happen

-ƊU (past-future progressive tense) ex. staraɗu: would be happening

-ƊY (past-future perfect tense) ex. staraɗy: would have happened

-ĐAM (gerund) ex. Fiké ánomđam mul: advertising is important  

-ĐĂ (past perfect progressive tense) ex. starađă: had been happening

-ĐI (past tense) ex. starađi: happened

-ĐU (past progressive tense) ex. starađu: was/were happening

-ĐY (past perfect tense) ex. starađy: had happened

-EM (a shortening of -LEM) ex. kotem: the person; gaíem: the fish

-ÉE (ablative-passive-agent case) ex. Zȳđmlemée verzagđimĕzo: He was cut by the man.

-ĔQ (perjorative case) ex. sevunoveĕq: undesirable love

-FO (makes an adjective a noun) ex. zekarfo: darkness (when not indicating a specific level of darkness) 

-GA (optative/imprecative mood) ex. Vap qeȟum itariagazo: may he burn in hell; vato çinuče invosgare: may you have a long life

-GANNEȞE (optative-subjunctive mood) ex. ȳja sevunoveganneȟeza: If only she loved me

-GEL (habitual aspect) ex. nigelra: I usually run

-GELNEȞE (assumptive mood) ex. Xor ȳjam kagelneȟe: That must be my wife (Subject was expecting their wife to arrive).

-GERU (property reducer) ex. ovinstgeru: not very smart; ovinstgegeru: very very dumb; kotgemase: not very little person

-GI (dubitative mood) ex. Édřati zodimgi: I think he might be sick (Subject is uncertain if he is sick)

-GRÉ (weak equative case) ex. vrenakrisgré: somewhat stupidly; ȳjuđammagudgré niđizo: he ran kind of like a dog

-GINNEȞE (speculative mood) ex. Za navařaginneȟezo: He might have killed her (It is not certain who killed her)

-HAP (cessitive aspect) ex. eren naskohap: it stops raining; eren naskođihap: it stopped raining

-HLE (participle marker) ex. haujačilem ařisnuhle: the crying girl; célem merindirđihle: the destroyed tree

-HO (adjectival supine) ex. gatu sevunoveho: somebody to love; horéta opitaho zadim: she is amazing to look at 

-I (adjectival noun marker; used when adjectival noun ends in a consonant) ex. halca tuximi: body wound

-I (a shortening of -IFU) ex. ȳjuđammagem agusi: did the dog attack? / did the dog attack?

-IVÁ (dative case) ex. Smjđivá efločialem mul: The money is for Smith

-IFU (interrogative mood; questions the verb) ex. ȳjuđammaglem agusifu: did the dog attack? / did the dog attack?

-KA (deliberative mood) ex. odika?: shall I go?

-KRÉ (equative case) ex. vrenakriskré: stupidly; ȳjuđammagudkré niđizo: he ran like a dog

-KUJAM (proximal demonstrative) ex. hauačikujam: this girl; mu hauačikujam: these girls

-KUN (abilitive mood) ex. odikunra: I can go; sevunovemĕkun: loveable/can be loved

-KUNNEȞE (abilitive-subjunctive mood) ex. odikunneȟera: I could go.; Navařakunneȟenymĕre!: You could have been killed!

-KÚM (distal demonstrative) ex. haujačikúm: that girl (away from both of us); mu haujačikúm: those girls (away from both of us)

-KŬM (medial demonstrative) ex. haujačikŭm: that girl (by you); mu haujačikŭm: those girls (by you)

-LAG (partitive article; "some") ex. Oívalag vepođi: Some coffee spilled.

-LE (imperative mood) ex. sevunovele: love!; sevunoveleru: let them love!: sevunovelero: let's all love; sevunovelera: let me love 

-LEIF (requestive mood) ex. ȳja ŋamaleifre?: Will you marry me? 

-LEM (definite article; "the") ex. kotlem: the person; gaílem: the fish

-M (a shortening of -LEM) ex. kotm: the person; gaím: the fish

-MACTO ("make") ex. cirimactota: to make wet; cirimactomĕta: to become wet

-MA (a shortening of -UMMA) ex. hélméma: sharper

-MASE (neuter augmentative) ex. kotmase: big person; kottemase: very big person; kotgemase: not very big person

-MĔ (passive voice) ex. sevunovemĕ: is loved; sevunovenymĕ: having been loved; sevunovesimĕ: is loved

-MM (estive case; used when noun ends in a vowel) ex. sevunovemm: love is

-MOS (a shortening of -UMMOS) ex. hélmémos: sharpest

-MS (a shortening of -UMMOS) ex. hélméms: sharpest

-N (adjectivial noun marker; used when adjectival noun ends in a consonant) ex. mu tañs pelekán: orphan tears

-NAR (a shortening of -NIAR) ex. sevunovenar- it loves

-NAS (negative polarity marker) ex. sevunoveranas: I do not love

-NĂ (present perfect progressive tense) ex. starană: have/has been happening 

-NĂSU (semperative aspect) ex. sevunovenăsura: I have always loved and will always love (lit. I have been loving and I will be loving)

-NEV (masculine diminutive) ex. kotnev: little male person; kottenev: very little male person; kotgenev: not very little male person

-NEȞE (subjunctive mood) ex. sevunoveneȟera: that I love (in the context of an unreal or hypothetical question)

-NE (present participle; shortening of -NUHLE) ex. haujačilem ařisne: the crying girl

-NÉ (shortening of -NEȞE) ex. sevunovenéra: that I love (in the context of an unreal or hypothetical question)

-NI (present tense) ex. starani: happen/s [NOTE:The simple present can also be marked by simply leaving out affixes]

-NOTO (feminine diminutive) ex. kotnoto: little female person; kottenoto: very little female person; kotgenoto: not very little female person

-NU (present progressive tense) ex. staranu: am/is/are happening

-NY (present perfect tense) ex. starany: have/has happened

-NYÇ (present perfect participle; shortening of -NYHLE) ex. célem merindirnyç: the tree which has been destroyed

-ȠUM (laudative case) ex. pastaƞum legim!: that is good pasta! (when praising someone)

-O (shortening of -ONTU) ex. Vatolem Ppeno: Ben's life/the life of Ben

-OMS (a shortening of -UMMOS) ex. hélméoms: sharpest

-ON (necessitive mood) ex. sevunoveon: must love/I need to love

-ONTU (genitive case for a personal noun) ex. Vatolem Ppenontu: Ben's life/the life of Ben

-OROSS (oculative case) ex. Sesyljioross vrenakris novectagyn mul: to Cecily, friends are stupid; útooross novekre adim: as far as everyone knows, I am friendly

-ŎNT (weak comparative case) ex. retaŏnt: whitish 

-POTA (suggestive mood) ex. odipotara: I should go; odipotare: You should go

-POTANNEȞE (suggestive-subjunctive mood) ex. odipotanneȟehre: You could go (in the context of making a suggestion).

-QA (causative mood) ex. Nogarundilem maŋiđiqara: I had the car fixed.

-QIJE (noun causer) ex. mlicaɗaqije: cause war

-RA (subject marker; I) ex. unveđira: I did

-RE (subject marker; you) ex. unveđire: you did

-RI (subject marker; you all) ex. unveđiri: you all did

-RO (subject marker; inclusive we) ex. unveđiro: we did (2nd person is part of group)

-ROO (autive case) ex. krana nonagintresroo: flight or fright; ni navernledana: run or die [affixes can be left out on the first word if they match the second]

-RŎ (subject marker; exclusive we) ex. unveđirŏ: we did (2nd person is not part of group) 

-RU (subject marker; they) ex. unveđiru: they did

-SAR (a shortening of -SIAR) ex. sevunovesar: it will love

-SĂ (future perfect progressive tense) ex. starasă: will have been happening 

-SI (future tense) ex. starasi: will happen

-STAM (ordinal number marker) ex. iƞstam/1stam: first

-SU (future progressive tense) ex. starasu: will be happening

-SY (future perfect tense) ex. starasy: will have happened

-SȲJA (a shortening of -SIRA) ex. sevunovesȳja: I will love

-SȲJE (a shortening of -SIRE) ex. sevunovesȳje: you will love

-SȲJI (a shortening of -SIRI) ex. sevunovesȳji: you all will love

-SȲJO (a shortening of -SIRO) ex. sevunovesȳjo: we will love (inclusive)

-SȲJŎ (a shortening of -SIRŎ) ex. sevunovesȳjŏ we will love (inclusive)

-SȲJU (a shortening of -SIRU) ex. sevunovesȳju: they will love

-TA (active infinitive) ex. sevunoveta: to love; sevunoverata: that I love
-TÁ (a shortening of -TÁGA) ex. Ian paktá: Ian wants to eat; paktáre (You want to eat)

-TÁGA (desiderative mood, shows desire) ex. Ian paktága: Ian wants to eat; paktágare (You want to eat)

-TERU (property increaser) ex. ujaloreteru: very small; ujaloreteteru: very, very small; kottemase: very big person

-TĔ (passive infinitive) ex. sevunovetĕ: to be loved

-THEN (approbative case) ex. sevunovethen: greatly desirable love

-TOK (continuative aspect) ex. sevunovetokra: I continue to love; sevunoveđitokra: I was continuing to love

-UD (indefinite article "a", "an") kotud: a person; gaíud: a fish

-UJESU (masculine augmentative): ex. kotujesu: big person; kotteujesu: very big person; kotgeujesu: not very big male person

-UL (estive case; used when noun ends in a consonant) ex. baɗul: hate is

-UMMA (comparative superlative) ex. hélméumma: sharper

-UMME (equalative) ex. erax oannanumme edim: you are as tall as me

-UMMOS (absolute superlative) ex. hélméummos: sharpest

-UN (proximalizer) ex. starađiun: just happened; starasiun: about to happen

-UNT (comparative case) ex. ȳjuđammagudunt a'hutinzo: he looks like a dog

-Ů (subject marker; God) ex. unveđiů: God did

-V (a shortening of -VUL) ex. komnaúv odamenđire: he came from the house

-VA (past habitual aspect) ex. starava: used to happen

-VARI (instrumental case) ex. eniujeřa kesívari ȳjam ȳje sevunovera: I love you with all of my heart

-VISUX (perfective aspect) ex. nivisuxra: I finish running

-VUL (ablative case) ex. komnaúvul odamenđire: he came from the house

-VU (shows the level of something) ex. xujahelosvu: height; civu: brightness (when indicating a level of brightness)

-XU (deductive mood) ex. Itariađihle coŋurlem mul, etviklem navařata noraxunyra: The food is burnt, I must have forgotten to turn off the stove.

-XUNNEȞE (potential mood) ex. odixunneȟesira: I will probably go; odixunneȟeđizo: he probably went

-ȲN (ablative-seperative case) ex. ȳju oasenȳn táneƞođire: you freed them from fear

-ZA (subject marker; she) ex. unveđiza: she did

-ZE (subject marker; gender neutral) ex. unveđize: he/she did

-ZO (subject marker; he) ex. unveđizo: he did

-ZU (interrogative case; questions the noun) ex. ȳjuđammagzu agus?: did the dog attack? (articles aren't used with the interrogative)

-ƷO (lative case) ex. komnaúʒo odamenđizo: he came to the house