-enge

enge Middle English Suffix enm suffix 1 enm -ynge Saterland Frisian Etymology From stq ofs -inge, from stq gmw-pro *-ingu, from stq gem-pro *-ingō. Cognates include fy -ing and de -ung. Pronunciation stq /-əŋə/ Suffix stq suffix Used to form feminine action nouns referring to the performance or a result of a verb; -ing Derived terms stq Tumbuka Suffix tum suffix Forms the future tense in verbs. It replaces the "a" of the verb at the end. Usage notes This is for the near future tense (before tomorrow). For a distant future (tomorrow and later), the infix tum -zamu- is used. References McNicholl, Duncan The No-Nonsense Guide to Learning ChiTumbuka: Volume 11, 2010