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==History==
 
==History==
  
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==Suffixes==
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===For individuals:===
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*-wivan : underling, honorific used for someone beneath your standing
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*-modin : equal, honorific used for someone equal to your standing
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*-kin  : lord, honorific used for someone of higher standing i.e a superior or noble
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*-karan : king, reserved honorific for the Matis king
  
==Phrases==
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===For adjectives and passive forms===
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*-a  : masculine singular
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*-ae : feminine singular
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*-ai : plural (masculine or feminine)
  
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===For names===
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'''Note:''' in the following list of suffixes the matis word "matal" is used in examples, which is the verb "to fight"
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*-e      : singular
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*-ei      : plural
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*-ena    : a contraction of "-e nar". Marker indicating a person performing an action, ex. matalena = the (male) warrior, one who fights
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*-enae    : feminine form of -ena, the person performing the action is a female, ex. matalenae = the (female) warrior
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*-enai    : plural of -ena ex : matalenai : the warriors
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*-a/ae/ai : marker, used in the passive voice, to indicate the person or object undergoing an action, ex. matala = the battle, the fighting
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 08:26, 28 October 2009

History

Suffixes

For individuals:

  • -wivan : underling, honorific used for someone beneath your standing
  • -modin : equal, honorific used for someone equal to your standing
  • -kin  : lord, honorific used for someone of higher standing i.e a superior or noble
  • -karan : king, reserved honorific for the Matis king

For adjectives and passive forms

  • -a  : masculine singular
  • -ae : feminine singular
  • -ai : plural (masculine or feminine)

For names

Note: in the following list of suffixes the matis word "matal" is used in examples, which is the verb "to fight"

  • -e  : singular
  • -ei  : plural
  • -ena  : a contraction of "-e nar". Marker indicating a person performing an action, ex. matalena = the (male) warrior, one who fights
  • -enae  : feminine form of -ena, the person performing the action is a female, ex. matalenae = the (female) warrior
  • -enai  : plural of -ena ex : matalenai : the warriors
  • -a/ae/ai : marker, used in the passive voice, to indicate the person or object undergoing an action, ex. matala = the battle, the fighting

References

Matis Language