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-jili

suffix

LanguageMokilese

Meaning
  1. Added to verbs to indicate that the action is done in a scattered or random manner
  2. scattered or random manner
  3. A suffix added to verbs to show that the action is happening in a scattered, random, or aimless way.
Examples

alu (“to walk”) + -jili → aluhjili (“to walk around, meander”)

alu (to walk) + -jili results in aluhjili (to walk around).

Part of speechsuffix

Usage noteThis suffix changes the meaning of a verb to include a sense of aimlessness or lack of specific direction.

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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