Re: Creating New Words

On 6/22/06, Gary Shannon <fiziwig@...> wrote:

> -(a)riu -rim (pl. -(a)ri -rimi)
>
>   The -riu and -ri suffixes change the final vowel of
> the verb to which they are affixed to "a".
>
>   Affixed to a verb to name a (normally inside, or
> enclosed) location where the action described by the
> verb takes place.  The suffix -riu usually applies to
> a public building or commercial establishment, and
> -rim normally indicates a single room.  For example if
That's cool.  gzb splits the Esperanto "-ej" (place)
suffix into two, "-jxwa" (a place with lots of ROOT in it)
and "-kox" (a place where one typically/frequently does ROOT action),
but this is another nifty split.

Or one might have affixes or other derivation modes for:

* an indoor space for X vs. an outdoor space/field for X
* a private vs. a public place for X

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Jim Henry
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