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Appendix:Variations of "to" Bambara Suffix bm suffix present participle suffix bm Jeneba yɛlɛtɔ tun te se ka jaabili kɛ Laughing, Jeneba could not reply bm Ali baarakɛtɔ tɛ baro kɛ. While working, Ali does not chat Gun Alternative forms guw -tọ́ Nigeria Etymology Likely from guw alv-gbe-pro *-tɔ́ owner,215, 220 in turn yielding guw òtɔ́ father. Cognates include fon -tɔ́, sxw -tɔ́, ajg -tɔ, ee -tɔ Pronunciation guw /tɔ́/ Suffix guw suffix -tɔ́ guw Benin guw agent noun guw added to verbs A person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb or noun; used to form an agent noun. guw ayihúndá game → guw ayihúndátɔ́ actor/player one who plays guw nù thing kplɔ́n to learn → guw nùkplɔ́ntɔ́ student one who learns things guw hàn song jì to sing → guw hànjìtɔ́ singer one who sings songs guw ordinal Used to form the en ordinal numeral when the final term of the spelled number is not guw tíntán first. guw àwè two → guw àwètɔ́ second guw cíɖòkpó six → guw cíɖòkpótɔ́ sixth guw gbàn-nùkún-atɔ̀n thirty-three → guw gbàn-nùkún-atɔ̀ntɔ́ thirty-third Used to form nouns describing the origin of a person or group of a certain ethnic group or nationality. guw -nù -ví guw Xɔ̀gbónù Porto-Novo → guw Xɔ̀gbónùtɔ́ someone from Porto-Novo person/people of Porto-Novo Derived terms guw ayihúndátɔ́ <t:actor/player> nùkplɔ́ntɔ́ <t:student> hànjìtɔ́ <t:singer> gbɛ̀tɔ́ <t:human> àjòtɔ́ <t:thief> Zàngbètɔ́ <t:Zangbeto> àjɔ̀wátɔ́ <t:trader> mɛ̀kplɔ́ntɔ́ <t:teacher> húnkùntɔ́ <t:driver> òhúnxòtɔ́ <t:drummer> guw àwòtɔ́ <t:tenth> atɔ̀ntɔ́ <t:third> ɛnɛ̀tɔ́ <t:fourth> atɔ́ntɔ́ <t:fifth> cíɖòkpótɔ́ <t:sixth> cíàwètɔ́ <t:seventh> cíatɔ̀ntɔ́ <t:eighth> guw Xɔ̀gbónùtɔ́ <t:someone from Porto-Novo> References