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==History== | ==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== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 08:26, 28 October 2009
Contents
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
