frontmatter 
title: Prefix
aliases: [prefix, prefixes]
tags: [term]
category: Word parts
summary: A piece added to the front of a word to change its meaning.

Prefix

A prefix is a small piece added to the front of a word.

OVP's object and possessive markers are prefixes: ma-, a-, u-, i-. They attach to a verb to mark its object (ma-düka-ti, "is eating it") or to a noun to mark possession (i-bia, "my mother"). Adding one often triggers the fortis/lenis sound softening.

See also Suffix, Object Prefixes, and Possession.

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