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title: Suffix
aliases: [suffix, suffixes]
tags: [term]
category: Word parts
summary: A piece added to the end of a word to change its meaning or role.

Suffix

A suffix is a small piece added to the end of a word.

OVP leans heavily on suffixes. A noun takes a subject suffix (-ii / -uu) or object suffix (-neika / -noka); a verb takes an aspect suffix (-ti, -ku, -wei, -pü). So tüka + -ti → tüka-ti ("is eating"). Because suffixes carry the grammar, OVP's word order is free.

See also Prefix and Nouns.

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