INSULAR GOLIC VULCAN AFFIXES
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Common Prepositional/Directional Prefixes

Prefix	Meaning
aabi'	until
aabru'	above, over
aapu'	up
bai'	by means of, due to, through, via
bee'	beside, by, near, next to, very close to
du'	while, during
faa'	before, in front of
fii'	on, atop, upon
k'	with, by
kwii'	from a distance, from far away
meez'	across
meezak'	beyond
naa'	at, to(wards); for
nee'	below, under
nu'	down
oopi'	since
pa'	around, about
poo'	after
riik'	without
s'	from, out of; by (as in the author of, etc.)
sii'	outside (of)
skaa'	off (of)
spo'	á là, after, in the manner/style of
swa'	between
swii'	amid(st), among(st), in the midst of, inside (of)
t'	of, belonging to
vii'	into
zaa'	behind

Common Combining/Modifying Prefixes

Prefix	Meaning
aabru-	above~, over~
aapu~	up~, upward~
ak'	soon
daan-	~est, most ~
eek-	wide(ly)
een-	some~
ek'	all, complete, total, pan~
faa-	fore~, front~, frontal, anterior, bow(-) (ship)
faan-	any~
fuu-	proto-
hii'	have + verb (participial)
ii'	now, at this moment
iish-	that
kaanok-	every~
kee~	against
kiitok-	else~
kuub-	to be able (to)
kwii-	tele~
la'	here
lau-	may, might
maa~	very, highly, exceptional(ly), extra~, ultra~
mees~, mees-	cross(-)
meesak-	trans~
naash-	this
nee~, nee-	under~, sub~
nu~	down~, downward~
nul'	too (fast, slow, much, etc.)
pa-	circum~
pii'	diminuative prefix
plaa~, plaa-	back(-), retro(-)
ploo~, ploo-	quasi~, somewhat like, sort of
poo-	after~, post~
rii-	no(-), non(-), il~, ir~
sa~	ex~, outward(-); from out of, away from (combining form)
sha~, sha-	self-
shii'	place (of) . . .
shu'	one's own (personal possessive)
sii~, sii-	exo~, outer(-), ecto~, extra~, exterior(-)
ten-	anti-
traa'	there
tvii-	endo~, inner~, inter~
ul-	semi(-), demi(-), part(-), partial(-)
uu'	as (a)
va~	re~
vaa'	infinite, innumerable, immeasurable
vet-	quite
waa'	especially, particularly
we-	~er, more ~
wek-	multi~, poly~
zaa~, zaa-	posterior, aft(-), rear(-), stern(-)

Common Suffixes

Suffix	Meaning
~laar	pluralizing suffix
~paash	~bound (as in being stuck/trapped, etc.)
~suu	~er, ~or, ~ist, ~man, ~person
~tra	mass, expanse, grouping, collection, etc.
'ees	~ness, ~ity, ~ty, ~cy; ~ment, ~tion
'Kaar	city, (-)town, ~burg(h), ~borough, ~ton, ~ville
'le	~ward, ~ways
'raak	position/place(ment), ~th
-boos	~ful, possessing/having a lot (of something)
-tvaa	~ism (belief)
-elaak	(-)line, (-)wire, cable
-faam	~less, lacking, without
-haali	vessel, vehicle, ~ship, ~cycle
-kaan	child
-kak	-like
-keel	building, structure
-keelek	~home, ~house
-koof	(~)rock, (~)stone
-kuur	color
-kweel	~hood (childhood, etc.), ~ship (friendship, etc.)
-laan	designates a military rank
-raaz	~hole, ~shaft, (-)pit
-taal	~ology, study, discipline
-teet	-proof
-tor	added to some nouns or roots to make a verb
-tuuk	stuff, material, matter, substance, ~ium
-ve	~one, ~body
-veel	object, (-)thing, item
-vees	kind, sort, type
-wilaat	~where, ~place
-yihaat	~able, ~ible
-yokuulsuu	(-)eater, ~vore
-yuut	(~)way, (~)path, (~)road, street
-zanveel	~scope

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