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er- + kabeng noun = erkabeng verb ‘ to have wings ‘ er- + pemegi noun = erpemegi verb ‘ to have hearing ‘
er- + juma noun = erjuma verb ‘ to work as a farmer ‘ er- + kesah noun = erkesah verb ‘ to have breath, to breathe’
b. The Prefix per –
The functions of the prefix per – changes the word-class category of the word when attached to the base forms
Examples. per- + sada numeral = persada verb ‘ to become one ‘
per- + dua numeral = perdua verb ‘ to devide in half ‘ per- + telu numeral = pertelu verb ‘ to devide into three’
per- + pitu numeral = perpitu verb ‘ to devide into seven’
c. The Prefix pe-
The function of the prefix pe- may be explained as follows: -To change the word-class category of the words when attached to the base form of
the adjective Examples.
pe- + galang adjective = pegalang verb ‘ to make something bigger ‘ pe- + kitik adjective = pekitik verb ‘ to make something smaller ‘
-To maintain the word-class category of the word when attached to the base form of the verb.
Examples. pe- + lawes verb = pelawes verb ‘to ask someone to go
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pe- + pulung verb = pepulung verb ‘ collect..’
d. The Prefix –i
The prefix –i does not change the word-class category when attched to the base forms of verb.
Examples. i- + pekpek verb = ipekpek verb ’ to be hit ‘
i- + tukur verb = itukur verb ‘ to be bought ‘ i- + buat verb = ibuat verb ‘ to be taken ‘
i- + ema verb = iema verb ‘ to be kissed ‘
4.1.4.2. The Karonese Suffix a.The Suffix –i
The function of the suffix –i may be describeb as follows: -To change the word-class category when attahed to the base forms of the nouns
Examples. lau noun + -i = laui verb‘ to put water on ‘
tambar noun + -i = tambari verb‘ to give medicine to ‘ kulit noun + -i = kuliti verb‘ to remove the skin from ‘
-To maintain the word-class category when attached to base forms of the verbs Pekpek verb + -i = pekpeki verb‘ to hit someone or something
repeatedly ‘ ema verb + -i = emai verb‘ to kiss someone repeatedly ‘
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b.The Suffix –en
The function of the suffix –en does not change the word-class catagory when it is attached to the base forms ending with consonants in order to create the verbs.
Examples kiam verb + -en = kiamken verb ‘ to all run‘
lawes verb + -en = lawesken verb‘ to all go ‘ mbulak verb + -en = mbulaken verb‘ to all fall down ‘
cires verb + -en = ciresen verb‘ to leak everywhere ‘ mambur verb + -en = mamburen verb‘ to flow everywhere ‘
c.The Suffix –ken
