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*''-iya (f.)'': verbal nouns (from class 1 & 2 verbs) - e.g. ''ardiya'' "running" | *''-iya (f.)'': verbal nouns (from class 1 & 2 verbs) - e.g. ''ardiya'' "running" | ||
*''-ina (f.)'': verbal nouns (from class 3 verbs), abstract nouns (from nouns and adjectives) - e.g. ''casina'' "redness" | *''-ina (f.)'': verbal nouns (especially from class 3 verbs), abstract nouns (from nouns and adjectives) - e.g. ''casina'' "redness" | ||
*''-inná (f.)'': abstract nouns - e.g. ''obbolinná'' "brotherhood" | *''-inná (f.)'': abstract nouns - e.g. ''obbolinná'' "brotherhood" | ||
*''-umma/-imma (f.)'': abstract nouns - e.g. ''qinumma'' "Qinoness" | *''-umma/-imma (f.)'': abstract nouns - e.g. ''qinumma'' "Qinoness" | ||
*''-iyá (f.)'': abstract nouns - e.g. ''demokraatiyá'' "democracy" | *''-iyá (f.)'': abstract nouns - e.g. ''demokraatiyá'' "democracy" | ||
*''-eena (m.), -eená (f.)'': nouns of profession - e.g. ''faraseena'' "horseman" | *''-eena (m.), -eená (f.)'': agent nouns, nouns of profession - e.g. ''ardeená'' "(female) runner"; ''faraseena'' "horseman" | ||
<!--*''-á (f.)'': mostly concrete nouns derived from verbs - e.g. ''--> | <!--*''-á (f.)'': mostly concrete nouns derived from verbs - e.g. ''--> | ||
*''-mo / m-o (f.)'': verb-derived nouns - e.g. ''farsimo'' "handwriting"; ''maddho'' "word; statement" | *''-mo / m-o (f.)'': verb-derived nouns - e.g. ''farsimo'' "handwriting"; ''maddho'' "word; statement" | ||
*''-itaana (m.)'': verb-derived nouns - e.g. ''cabbitaana'' "drink; juice" | *''-itaana (m.)'': verb-derived nouns - e.g. ''cabbitaana'' "drink; juice" | ||
*''-aana (m.)'': verb-derived nouns (especially from class 3) - e.g. ''macaana'' "sweetness" | |||
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