Re: Affix terminology (was: Naming the conlang)

Isaac wrote: "Some people say there is also a TRANSFIX, like vocalzations in
Semitic langs, e.g.:
s-g-r - a Hebrew root 'to close';
sagar 'he closed' - ...A...A... is a transfix;
sagur 'closed' - ...A...U...;
soger 'closing' - ...O...E..."

I call that grammatical device 'triconsonantalism', which I suppose isn't
exactly the best term for it...

Anyone seen Dêbiua BTW? It's what I would call 'polyvocalic' - like Arabic
except instead of using consonant-based roots, it uses vowel-based roots.

http://home.datacomm.ch/straub/lang/

Cheers,

T

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