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Most word building in Minyhan is accomplished using infixes.
abo [< *apo.] n. Brother.
abocu [< abo, "brother" & -cu-, "in-law".] n. Brother-in-law.
abona [< abo, "brother" & -na-, "female".] n. Sister.
abopi [< abo, "brother" & -pi-, "half".] n. Stepbrother, half-brother.
abossa [< abo, "brother" & -ssa-, "vice".] n. Step-brother.
Infixes can be combined:
abocuna [< abo, "brother" & -cu-, "in-law" & -na-, "female".] n. Sister-in-law.
abopina [< abo, "brother" & -pi-, "half" & -na-, "female".] n. Stepsister, half-sister.
abossana [< abo, "brother" & -ssa-, "vice" & -na-, "female".] n. Step-sister.
In fact, quite long words can be created:
litehomigir [< lir, "free" & -te-, "opposite" & -ho-, "small-item" & -mi-, "person" & -gi-, "place".] n. Prison, gaol, jail.
Common Infixes
The following 57 infixes are used extensively to form new words.
be
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action
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bo
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thing
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ce
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abstraction
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cha
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cause
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che
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member
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chi
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aspect
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cho
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collection
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chu
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art
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ci
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retro
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cu
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in-law
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da
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good
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de
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chief
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do
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separation
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ffa
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suitable
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ffe
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quality
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ffu
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augmentative
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gi
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place
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go
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beginning
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gu
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former
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he
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tendency
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hi
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mandatory
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ho
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small-item
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hu
|
similar
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ja
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leader
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je
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diminutive
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ji
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away
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jo
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pejorative
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ju
|
extreme pejorative
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la
|
possessing
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le
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offspring
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lo
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transform
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ma
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loving
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mi
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person
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mu
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tool
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na
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female
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ni
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worthy
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nu
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holder
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pi
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half
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ra
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doctrine
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ro
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professional
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ssa
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vice
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ssi
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capable
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ta
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application
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te
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opposite
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tha
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wrong
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the
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negation
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thi
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new
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tho
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manner
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thu
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rich
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ti
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full
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to
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thick
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tu
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past
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wo
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return
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ya
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without
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ye
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container
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yo
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infix
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yu
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male
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Here are the infixes listed by their glosses used in the etymologies of the Minhyan lexicon.
abstraction
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ce
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action
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be
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application
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ta
|
art
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chu
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aspect
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chi
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augmentative
|
ffu
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away
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ji
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beginning
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go
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capable
|
ssi
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cause
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cha
|
chief
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de
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collection
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cho
|
container
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ye
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diminutive
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je
|
doctrine
|
ra
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extreme pejorative
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ju
|
female
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na
|
former
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gu
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full
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ti
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good
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da
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half
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pi
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holder
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nu
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infix
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yo
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in-law
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cu
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leader
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ja
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loving
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ma
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male
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yu
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mandatory
|
hi
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manner
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tho
|
member
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che
|
negation
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the
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new
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thi
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offspring
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le
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opposite
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te
|
past
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tu
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pejorative
|
jo
|
person
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mi
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place
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gi
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possessing
|
la
|
professional
|
ro
|
quality
|
ffe
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retro
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ci
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return
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wo
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rich
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thu
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separation
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do
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similar
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hu
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small-item
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ho
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suitable
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ffa
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tendency
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he
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thick
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to
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thing
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bo
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tool
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mu
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transform
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lo
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vice
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ssa
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without
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ya
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worthy
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ni
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wrong
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tha
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