En réponse à Barry Garcia <barry_garcia@...>:
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> Instrumental: x-san
>
> - tagad (to pound, hit) + san = tagadsan - hammer
>
> Season, time of: du-x-an
>
> - du + iwári (harvest) + an = duiwárian - harvest season
>
> When something happens: u-x-ang (thought to be a variant of du-x-an)
>
> - u + saráw (sleep) + ang = usaráwang - bedtime
>
> Occupational: x-ng-x (initial vowel: after, initial consonant: after
> the
> first syllable)
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> - dehán (rule): de + ngad + han = dengadhán = ruler
> - ason (farm): a + ngad + son = angadson = farmer
>
> Place: x-ray
>
LOL :))))
> - dehán + ray = dehánray - palace
>
> Reciprocal: x-kud
>
> - ligás (talk) + kud = ligáskud - discussion
>
This is an interesting one. I think I'll steal it for Itakian and Maggel :)) .
Were you inspired by a natlang or did you invent it yourself (I would really
like to know if there's a natlang with such an affix :) ).
> Study of : ara-x
>
> - ara + cajis (plant) = aracajis - botany
>
> Collective: kata-x-on
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> - kata + hinláng (tree) + on = katahinlángon - wood, forest
>
Lots of circumfixes as I see it. Then again, I love them, especially when they
are not analysable :))) .
> Having the essence of: -agpain
>
> - maru (brother) + agpain = maruagpain - brotherhood
>
> One who does something: can-x
>
> - can + ligás = canligás - talker
>
> Origin: pali-x
>
> - pali + katahinlángon = palikatahinlángon - forest dweller,
> barbarian,
> from the forest (used to show just how long words can get)
>
>
> by the way: c = /tS/, j = /dZ/
>
Saalangal is a trigger language IIRC, isn't it? Those affixes have a strong
Tagalog-ish feeling in them :))) . Absolutely nice anyway :) .
Christophe.
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