Methods for deriving words in Seuna

The ija ite and uma end-tags

In actual fact three of the adjectives mentioned above are related to three end-tags For these three end-tags the head vowel of the end-tag takes presidence over the tail vowel of the noun. For example waugo = a wolf, waugija = a wolf cub If the end-tag consonant can fit in with the final consonant of the noun, they do so and two vowels are dropped. For example waulo = dog. waulja = a pup. meu = a cat. meuja = a kitten

The si end-tag

to play	lento	playful	lentosi
to quarrel	gomia	quarrelsome	gomisi
to rest/relax	longe	lazy	longesi
to lie	selne	untruthful by disposition	selnesi
to work	kodai	diligent	kodasi

The ai and au end-tags

When ai is suffixed to a noun stem X, it yields an adjective with the approximate meaning 'having X, characterized by X'.

When au is suffixed to a noun stem X, it yields an adjective with the approximate meaning 'not having X, not characterized by X'.

kenko 'salt' > kenkai 'salty'

cole 'life' > colai 'alive, having life' > colaida 'the desert', 'the badlands'

palde 'power' > paldai 'powerful'

palde 'power' > paldau 'powerless'

The gu mo and da end-tags

(1) performer of an action (nomina agentis), (2) instrument (nomina instrumenti) and (3) place where an action occurs (nomina loci).

humpa	to eat	humpagu	the eater			humpada	the restaurant
kludai	to write	kludagu	the writer	kludamo	the printer(machine)
solbe	to drink	solbegu	the drinker			solbeda	a bar

solbo	beverage
humpo	food

Index

1. Introduction to Seuna
2. Seuna : Chapter 1
3. Seuna word shape
4. The script of Seuna
5. Seuna sentence structure
6. Seuna pronouns
7. Seuna nouns
8. Seuna verbs (1)
9. Seuna adjectives
10. Seuna demonstratives
11. Seuna verbs (2)
12. Asking a question in Seuna
13. Seuna relative clauses
14. Seuna verbs (3)
15. Methods for deriving words in Seuna
16. List of all Seuna derivational affixes
17. Numbers in Seuna
18. Naming people in Seuna
19. The Seuna calendar
20. Seuna units