Suffixes in Akbiekdi.
All suffixes in Akbiekdi may start with -k, -g or -t, and almost all
of them always end in -e or -u.
Any letter and any number of letters may appear between a suffix's
starting letter and the final one.
Many suffixes do the work of simple adjectives and adverbs.
These are a few examples of suffixes:
-o makes any word a noun (this suffix is an exception).
-ke big, large
-txe small, little
-ku old
-kere young
-tikke good
-tsimu bad
-kniru opposite meaning, "not X-adjective"
-kulu fast
-gartu slow
-gefe a lot
-tzitu a little
-tamtu next
-geze previous
Notice how you can use the suffix -kniru to make the opposite of other
suffixes, but this is usually used for emphasis:
narokeo big room
(naro "room" + ke "big" + o "noun")
narotxeo small room
(naro "room" + txe "small" + o "noun")
narokekniruo small room, "not-big room"
(naro "room" + ke "big" + kniru "not" + o "noun")
narotxekniruo big room, "not-small room"
(naro "room" + txe "small" + kniru "not" + o "noun")
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