-ah
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ah"
Classical Nahuatl[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ah
- Turns an interrogative pronoun into an unspecified pronoun. Equivalent to "some-" in "somewhere" and "something".
Usage notes[edit]
This suffix shortens the long vowel on all pronouns except for tleh, which it combines with irregularly.
Derived terms[edit]
South Slavey[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ah
- Used to form diminutive nouns.
Usage notes[edit]
- Follows the possessive suffix, which is realised as a high tone on the preceding syllable:
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Keren Rice (1989) A Grammar of Slave, Berlin, West Germany: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 241