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-nki

suffix

LanguageMokilese

Meaning
  1. Used to form possessive verbs from nouns
  2. suffix used to form possessive verbs
  3. This suffix is added to nouns to create verbs that describe having or possessing that object.
Examples

Ah + -nki = anki.

The word for 'thing' plus this suffix becomes the verb 'to have an object'.

Part of speechsuffix

Usage noteThis is a grammatical suffix, not a standalone word.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 6 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.