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[-j]

suffix

LanguageAfar (Ethiopia)

Meaning
  1. Used to form an interrogative copulative sentence: is it?
  2. interrogative copulative suffix
  3. A suffix added to the end of a word to turn a statement into a question, similar to asking 'is it?'.
Examples

Qafár af macáy?

What is the Afar language?

Pronunciation-j

Part of speechsuffix

Usage noteThis suffix is attached directly to the end of the word being questioned.

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