Re: noun forms of verbs

On Sunday 18 November 2001 04:51, nicole wrote:

> ha yes... i'm actually prepared for this... in order to make a verb
> into a noun that refers to a person who does the action in question
> you would first add an "a" (signifying plurality)and then add an
> "n" after than to make it singular
> tevil= to eat
> tevila= eaters
> tevilan= eater
Strangely, Ilaini also has -an as singular agent suffix, though it
isn't arrived at via the plural:

brud - beer
bruda - to brew
brudan - brewer

   Irina

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