A derivational suffix converts a word stem from one class or subclass to another. Some derivations are semantically regular, while others have been lexicalized.
| Suffix | Tag | Derivation | Applies To | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -ti | -Hab | habitual | verb | static verb |
| -?? | -Pot | potential | verb | static verb |
| -ix@ | -Inch | inchoative | static verb | dynamic verb |
| -stu | -All | allative | relational static verb | dynamic verb |
| -wdi | -Abl | ablative | relational static verb | dynamic verb |
| -fra | -Per | perlative | relational static verb | dynamic verb |
| -si | -Den | denominative | noun | dynamic verb |
| -?? | -Lik | noun-like | noun | adjective |
| -?? | -N2V | ?? | noun | static verb |
| -?? | -Agt | agent | verb | animate noun |
| -?? | -PtA | patient | verb | animate noun |
| -?? | -PtI | patient | verb | inanimate noun |
| -?? | -Prd | product | verb | inanimate noun |
| -?? | -Ins | instrument | verb | inanimate noun |
| -?? | -Loc | location | verb | inanimate noun |
| -?? | -Tmp | time or event | verb | temporal adverb |
The present tense of the habitual translates the English simple present for most verbs. The perfect tense of the habitual translates the English "used to" construction. The future tense of the habitual can also be used.
The inchoative indicates entry to the state denoted by the verb. It's used with secondary mode for resultatives.
For entry to a spatial relation, the allative derivation is used rather than the inchoative. The ablative specifies an exit from the spatial relation and the perlative has the effect of an allative followed by an ablative (to and from). The locational verb l@ "at" may be omitted when an allative, ablative, or perlative suffix is added. This is always the case in the derivation of the locational verbs.
| Description | Locative | Allative | Ablative | Perlative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Content Question | cil@ | cistu | ciudi | cīfra |
| Proximal | bil@ | bistu | biudi | bīfra |
| Medial (anaphoric) | tel@ | testu | tōdi | tēfra |
| Distal | lal@ | lastu | laudi | lāfra |
An adjective is a verb that can take comparison morphosyntax. Most adjectives are static univalent verbs. Exceptions include "fast", "slow", "many", "few", "much", "little", "near", and "far". The comparison suffixes are:
| Suffix | Tag | Name |
|---|---|---|
| -?? | Sup | superlative |
| -?? | Cpr | comparative |
| -?? | Equ | equative |
In a comparative or equative construction, the scale of comparison is the adjective taking the comparative or equative suffix; this is not necessarily the head verb of the clause. The explicit standard of comparison is a word-pair (along with any modifiers) headed by "exceed" for the comparative or by "match" for the equative. If no explicit standard of comparison appears, there's an implicit one whose referent is the subject of comparison at some earlier time. There may also be a degree of comparison specifying the degree of difference between the subject of comparison and the standard of comparison.
Numbers aren't inflected, but ordinal numbers are derived from corresponding cardinal number using the suffix -?? (Ord). Both cardinal and ordinal numbers are verbs.
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