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-nki
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nki ŋki
Finnish
Alternative forms
fi -inki
Etymology
Two origins:
From fi -nka -i nominal; compare fi -nko (see fi -i nominal for more on this duality).
From sv -ing, a suffix in Swedish, English and German. Compare fi -onki.
Suffix
noun
Forms nouns
Declension
- nk ng a
- nk ng ä
Derived terms
fi
Further reading
Mokilese
Etymology
Apparently related to the associative suffix mkj -ki
Suffix
mkj suffix
Used to form possessive verbs from nouns
mkj ah (one's) thing/object anki to have (an object)
Usage notes
Note that this suffix triggers shortening of a preceding vowel.
Derived terms
mkj
References
Quechua
Suffix
qu suffix
Second-person singular subject.
qu rimay to speak → qu qam qu rimanki rimanki you speak
See also
qu -nkichik
qu -yki