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* ''-kai'': a deverbal for creating place nouns, e.g. ''iavati-kai'' "a place for buying", i.e. marketplace. | * ''-kai'': a deverbal for creating place nouns, e.g. ''iavati-kai'' "a place for buying", i.e. marketplace. | ||
* ''-pallahái'': another deverbal for creating place nouns, e.g. ''tukin-pallahái'' "a place for sitting", i.e. hearth, dining room. | * ''-pallahái'': another deverbal for creating place nouns, e.g. ''tukin-pallahái'' "a place for sitting", i.e. hearth, dining room. | ||
* ''-kattá'': a deverbal affix deriving agent nouns, e.g. ''iavati- | * ''-kattá'': a deverbal affix deriving agent nouns, e.g. ''iavati-kattá'' "one who buys, a buyer" | ||
Some affixes may be chained, as in ''tukimpallahaikattá'' < ''tukin-pallahai-kattá'' "a place for sitting ones", i.e. "dinner guests, diners". However, affix chaining is rather uncommon. | Some affixes may be chained, as in ''tukimpallahaikattá'' < ''tukin-pallahai-kattá'' "a place for sitting ones", i.e. "dinner guests, diners". However, affix chaining is rather uncommon. | ||