* Henrik Theiling said on 2005-02-14 17:52:40 +0100
> * Scotto Hlad <scotto@...>
> >
> > I'm looking for some lists of very affixes to help me develop nouns
> > for my new conlang. Does anyone know of any lists of affixes that
> > might designate different forms of nouns?
> >
> > eg.
> > stem + affix1 = a tool
> > stem + affix2 = a place.
> >
> > I'm looking for the categories that the affixes would designate.
> > Any direction would be helpful.
>
> I'm using the Greenlandic ('Kalaallisut', Inuit-Aleutic language) approach
> to derive these in my conlang Qthyn|gai, [..]
/snip/
> So if you want a *really* rich system of derivation in your conlang,
> have a look at Kalaallisut: of the Inuit languages, it is said to have
> the most complex derivation system which has adjusted to the exposure
> to new cultural ideas in recent history by pushing the derivational
> system to its extreme. A lexicon (not too easy to get) will list *a
> lot* of affixes that might inspire you. :-)
This seems like a possible resource for Kalaallisut:
http://www.oqaasileriffik.gl/dk/
t.