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Appendix:Variations of "n"
English
Etymology
en nitrogen.
Prefix
en prefix
en organic chemistry the functional group that carries this prefix is attached to a nitrogen atom on the parent molecular segment
Derived terms
en
en N-tert-butyl-
Related terms
en N nitrogen
See also
en n-
Kikuyu
Prefix
ki prefix
Noun class 9/10 marker that is realized as a prenasalized consonant variant of the phoneme it precedes (where phonologically possible).
ki ki ngarĩ Ngarĩ njki -iganu iganu njki -ũru ũru. A dangerous, full-grown leopard.
Affix
ki affix
First person marker on verbs that is realized as a prenasalized consonant variant of the phoneme it precedes (where phonologically possible)
ki Nyki ina inki -aga aga, ndki teng'era eng'erki -aga aga, ki na ngki kinyithia inyithki -aga agia ki njingiri ki na ki inyuĩ. I sing, I run, and I dance rattles with you all.
ki ki -ma- Manyki ona onki -ĩte ete ki nyũmbaki -inĩ. They have seen me at home.
Lithuanian
Etymology
lt nuo from, referencing the minimum age required in order to watch a film.
Prefix
lt prefix
lt film Used for film rating systems in Lithuania.
Derived terms
lt N-7
lt N-13
lt N-16
lt N-18
Ternate
Etymology
Similar to processes found in a number of North Halmaheran languages.
Prefix
tft prefix
derives nouns from verbs
tft ahu gahu to grow a sprout
tft ciko jiko crooked corner, elbow, bay
tft fesa besa wet rain
tft hahe ngahe to pull in high tide
tft kuraci guraci yellow gold, turmeric
tft tolabane dolabane to take passage (on a boat, etc.) shipload
tft waje ngajengaje to say story with reduplication
increases the transitivity of a verb
tft ari gari to cry to mourn, to cry for
tft fahe bahe to leak to spread
tft firi biri to make way to take with
tft ise gise to hear to listen to
derives a verb from a verb
tft himo ngimo old, old person old
tft hohi nyonyohi to count (something) to heed (someone's) advice
tft pala bala to rise to float up
tft tero dero to make a hit to make a hit
derives a noun from a noun
tft hagi nyagi debt, claim debt
Usage notes
N- behaves differently depending upon the initial phoneme of the root it is applied to.
initial consonants f and p become b
initial consonant t becomes d
initial consonant k becomes g
initial consonant c becomes j
initial consonant h, when deriving historically from *y, becomes ny
initial consonants h (not from historical *y) and w become ng
initial consonants b, d, g, j, l, m, n, ng, ny r, and s remain unchanged
vowel-initial roots with an underlying glottal stop are prefixed with g
vowel-initial roots with no underlying glottal stop remain unchanged
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