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-tiw

suffix

LanguageChuukese

Meaning
  1. down; used to modify verb direction
  2. down
  3. This is a directional suffix added to verbs to indicate that an action is moving in a downward direction.
Examples

Meitiw ikenei.

Come down here.

Part of speechsuffix

Usage noteThis suffix cannot stand alone and must be attached to a verb.

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-tiw in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.