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-kie
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kie
Afrikaans
Etymology
From af nl -kje.
Pronunciation
af /ki/ [ci]
af LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar--kie.wav
af -jie -tjie
Suffix
af suffix plural -kies diminutive suffixes
af -ie: Forms the diminutive of nouns ending in -ng when the preceding vowel is unstressed
Usage notes
In adding this suffix the word-final -g is deleted: af doring → af dorinkie.