LOWLANDS GOLIC VULCAN AFFIXES
Nuktru-Gol-Vuhlkanik Terekar


Common Prepositional/Directional Prefixes

Prefix	Meaning
abi'	until
apru'	above, over
apu'	up
ba'	by means of, due to, through, via
bei'	beside, by, near, next to, very close to
do'	during, while
fa'	before, in front of
fi'	on, atop, upon
k'	with, by
kvi'	from a distance, from far away
mek'	across
mesu'	beyond
na'	at, to(wards), for
nei'	below, under
nu'	down
obi'	since
pa'	around, about
po'	after
rik'	without
sa'	from, out of; by (as in the author of, etc.)
si'	outside (of)
ska'	off (of)
spo'	á là, after, in the manner/style of
sva'	between
svi'	amid(st), among(st), in the midst of, inside (of)
t'	of, belonging to
vi'	into
za'	behind

Common Combining/Modifying Prefixes

Prefix	Meaning
apru-	above~, over~
apu~	up~, upward~
ak'	soon
ba-	through(-), thorough~
dahn-	~est, most ~
eik-	wide(ly)
ein-	some~
ek'	all, complete, total, pan~
fa-	fore~, front~, frontal, anterior, bow(-) (ship)
fan-	any~
fei-	pre~, ante~
fu-	proto-
hi'	have + verb (participial)
im'	now, at this moment
ish-	that
kanuk-	every~
kei~	against
kituk-	else~
kup-	to be able (to)
kvi-	tele~ (rare, see "irak-")
la'	here
lau-	may, might
ma~	very, highly, exceptional(ly), extra~, ultra~
mek~, mek-	cross(-)
mesu-	trans~
nash-	this
nei~, nei-	under~, sub~
nu~	down~, downward~
nuh'	too (fast, slow, much, etc.)
pa-	circum~
pi'	diminuative prefix
pla'	back(-), retro(-)
plo-	quasi~, somewhat like, sort of
po-	after~, post~
ri-	no(-), non(-), il~, ir~
sa~	ex~, outward(-); from out of, away from (combining form)
sha'	one's own (personal possessive)
shai-	self-
shati-	auto(-)
shi'	place (of) . . .
si-	exo~, outer(-), ecto~, extra~, exterior(-)
svisi-	mid~
tehn-	anti-
tra'	there
tvi-	endo~, inner~, inter~
u'	as (a)
ula-	semi(-), demi(-), part(-), partial(-)
va'	infinite, innumerable, immeasurable
va~	re~
vet-	quite
wa'	especially, particularly
weh-	~er, more ~
wehk-	multi~, poly~
za~, za-	posterior, aft(-), rear(-), stern(-)

Common Suffixes

Suffix	Meaning
~'ar	pluralizing suffix after a vowel
~ar	pluralizing suffix after a consonant
~pasht	~bound (as in being stuck/trapped, etc.)
~su	~er, ~or, ~ist, ~man, ~person, etc.
~tru	mass, expanse, grouping, collection, etc.
'as	~ness, ~ity, ~ty, ~cy; ~ment, ~tion
'kahr	city, town, ~burg(h), ~borough, ~ton, ~ville
'lei	~ward, ~ways
'ruk	position/place(ment), ~th
-bos	~ful, possessing/having a lot (of something)
-dva	~ism (belief)
-elak	(-)line, (-)wire, cable
-fam	~less, lacking, without
-halu	vessel, vehicle, ~ship, ~cycle
-kak	-like
-kan	child
-kelek	~home, ~house
-kell	building, structure, ~house
-kof	(~)rock, (~)stone
-kur	color
-kvel	~hood (childhood, etc.), ~ship (friendship, etc.)
-lahn	designates a military rank
-rash	~hole, ~shaft, (-)pit
-tall	~ology, study, discipline
-teht	-proof
-tor	added to some nouns or roots to make a verb
-tuk	stuff, material, matter, substance, ~ium
-veh	~one, ~body
-vell	object, (-)thing, item
-ves	kind, sort, type
-wilat	~where, ~place
-yam	(-)meal
-yehu	~able, ~ible
-yoksu	(-)eater, ~vore
-yut	(~)way, (~)path, (~)road, street
-zanvell	~scope

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