Translation
a pair of people or objects where one is identified through the root of the word
Type
Infix
Morphology
Morphological Variations
Morphology Notes
-giik used after stems that end in a vowel or in k-. It deletes final k-.
After a stem ending in t-, an -i- is inserted between the stem and the affix.
-riik is used after stems ending in q-.
After a stem ending in t-, an -i- is inserted between the stem and the affix.
-riik is used after stems ending in q-.
Linguistic Details
Behaviour
added to a noun, followed by a noun ending