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Unami
-ak
suffix
This suffix is attached to animate nouns or verbs to indicate that the subject or object is plural.

“chulëns + -ak → chulënsak”

bird + plural marker → birds

Also means
  1. Forms plural animate subjects (or objects if agentive/inversive suffixes precede it) of verbs.
  2. Forms plurals of animate nouns.
  3. plural animate marker

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Unami
-asi
suffix
A suffix added to verbs to show that the subject is receiving the action.

“kine inan + -asi → kinhasi inan”

to be sharp + passive suffix becomes to be sharpened

Also means
  1. A suffix used to make verbs in the passive case.
  2. Passive suffix

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Unami
-chi[t͡ʃiː]
root
Refers to the waste material from an animal.

“Pekhu-chi.”

Bear dung.

Also means
  1. Animal feces
  2. dung
  3. manure

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Unami
-ink
suffix
A suffix added to words to indicate that something is located inside an inanimate object.

“aèsësikaon (“animal-house”) + -ink → aèsësikaonink (“inside the animal-house”)”

Inside the animal house.

Also means
  1. Inanimate locative suffix.
  2. in

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Unami
-t
suffix
A suffix used to show that someone is a person who does a specific action. It functions similarly to the English -er.

“N/A”

N/A

Also means
  1. One who is or does, -er. (An agentive suffix.)
  2. agentive suffix

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Unami
-uxwe
root
A root word that indicates the action of moving on foot.

“Nuxwe.”

I walk.

Also means
  1. walk

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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K
Unami
k-
prefix
A prefix attached to words to show that something belongs to you or refers to you.

“K-taholë.”

You like it.

Also means
  1. second person prefix; you, your
  2. second person prefix

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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L
Unami
li-
preverb
A prefix added to verbs to describe the manner or direction in which an action is performed.

“Lileewa.”

He went in a certain way.

Also means
  1. In a certain manner
  2. in a certain way
  3. toward

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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N
Unami
n-
prefix
A prefix used to indicate the first person. It is often used to show possession or to signify the speaker.

“ntàpi”

I am here

Also means
  1. I, me, my. (Forms the first person.)
  2. I, me, my

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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S
Unami
shinki
preverb
A prefix used before a verb to express that someone does not desire to do an action. It indicates a feeling of dislike toward an activity.

“Shinkiwitakw.”

I do not want to eat it.

Also means
  1. To not want to.
  2. To dislike.
  3. To not want to

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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T
Unami
tach
adv
An interrogative word used to ask about a location.

“Tach kpe?”

Where are you coming from?

Also means
  1. where?

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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