• Noun
me- + sori î menori menori ‘to comb’ me- + labang î mengelabang me elaba ‘to nail’
Function
Prefix me- can change the class word of the base form.
• me- + Noun î Verb
me- + labang î mengelabangme elaba ‘to nail’
Notion
Prefix me- means:
• To do something
me- + rana î mengerana me erana ‘to speak’
4. Prefix mer- m
殴r-
Form
Prefix mer- can be attached to the base forms started with vowel and consonant phonemes.
mer- + dalan î merdalan merdalan ‘to walk’ mer- + ende î merende merend ‘to sing’
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Prefix mer- does not change the base form of the word. mer- + dalan î merdalan merdalan ‘to walk’
mer- + ende î merende merend ‘to sing’
Distribution
Prefix mer- can be attached to:
• Verb
mer- + dea î merdea merd ‘to sell’ mer- + tasak î mertasak mertasak ‘to cook’
• Noun
mer- + bapa î merbapa merbapa ‘have father’ mer- + kaka î merkaka merkaka ‘have sister’
• Adjective
mer- + lolo î merlolo merlolo ‘to excite’ mer- + kelsoh î merkelsoh merkelsoh ‘to sadden’
Function
Prefix mer- can change the class word of the base form.
• mer- + Noun î Verb
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mer- + sodip î mersodip mersodip ‘to pray’ mer- + ende î merende merend ‘to sing’
• mer- + Adjective î Verb
mer- + lolo î merlolo merlolo ‘to excite’ mer- + kelsoh î merkelsoh merkeksoh ‘to sadden’
Notion
Prefix mer- means:
• What is said in the base form
mer- + takal î mertakal mertakal ‘has head’ mer- + inang î merinang merina ‘has mother’
• Using what is said in the base form
mer- + saung î mersaung mersau ‘using umbrella’ mer- + baju î merbaju merbaju ‘using cloth’
• To do what is said in the base form
mer- + tasak î mertasak mertasak ‘to cook’ mer- + sodip î mersodip mersodip ‘to pray’
• Showing intransitive verb
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mer- + ende î merende m r nd ‘to sing’
5. Prefix pe- pe
Form
Prefix pe- can be attached to the base forms started with vowel and consonant phonemes.
pe- + ekut î peng kut pe g kut ‘follower’ pe- + bunuh î pemunuh pemunuh ‘killer’
Prefix pe- changes the base form of the word into:
• peng- when it is attached to base form started with g and kor
started with vowel sounds. pe- + ekut î pengekut pe g kut ‘follower’
pe- + ajar î pengajar pe gajar ‘teacher’ pe- + garar î penggarar pe ggarar ‘payer’
• pem- when it is attached to base form started with b and p and
the first phoneme will be dropped pe- + borih î pemorih peorih ‘the way to wash’
pe- + bunuh î pemunuh pemunuh ‘killer’
• penge- when it is attached to base form started with l and r
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pe- + rana î pengerana pe erana ‘the way to speak’ pe- + labang î pengelabang pe elaba ‘the way to nail’
• pen- when it is attached to base form started with d,j, and c
pe- + cekep î pencekep penc k p ‘the way to hold’ pe- + dedah î pendedah pend dah ‘keeper’
• pen- when it is attached to base form started with s, and t and
the first phoneme will be dropped pe- + suan î penuan p nuan ‘the way to plant’
pe- + tokor î penokor pennokor ‘buyer’
Distribution
Prefix pe- can be attached to:
• Verb
pe- + ekut î pengekut pe g kut ‘follower’ pe- + tokor î penokor penokor ‘buyer’
• Noun
pe- + sori î penori penori ‘the way to comb’ pe- + labang î pengelabang pe elaba ‘the way to nail’
Function
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Prefix pe- can change the class word of the base form.
• pe- + Verb î Noun
pe- + ekut î pengekut p gekut ‘follower’
pe- + tokor î penokor p nnokor ‘buyer’
Notion
Prefix pe- means:
• The way to do something
pe- + kuso î pengkuso pe kuso ‘the way to ask’
• Doer
pe- + ekut î pengekut pe g kut ‘follower’ pe- + ajar î pengajar pe gajar ‘teacher’
6. Prefix per- per
Form
Prefix per- can be attached to the base forms started with vowel and consonant phonemes.
per- + langi î perlangi perla i ‘swimmer’ per- + inang î perinang perina ‘the owner of mother’
Prefix per- does not change the base form of the word.
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per- + langi î perlangi perla i ‘swimmer’ per- + sada î pesada p rsada ‘combine’
Distribution
Prefix per- can be attached to:
• Verb
per- + buru î perburu perburu ‘hunter’ per- + langi î perlangi perla i ‘swimmer’
• Noun
per- + juma î perjuma perjuma ‘owner of field’ per- +
sapo î persapo persapo ‘owner of a house’
• Adjective
per- + mela î permela perm la ‘diffident’
per- + keleng î perkeleng perkele ‘lover’
Function
Prefix per- can change the class word of the base form.
• per- + Verb î Noun
per- + tasak î pertasak pertasak ‘cooker’ per- +
buru î perburu perburu ‘hunter’
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• per- + Adjective î Noun
per- + mela î pemela perm la ‘diffident’ per- +
keleng î perkeleng perkele ‘lover’
• per- + Numeral î Verb
per- + sada î persda p rsada ‘combine become one’
Notion
Prefix per- means:
• Having what is said in the base form
per- + juma î perjuma perjuma ‘owner of field’
• The way to do something
per- + kundul î perkundul perkundul ‘the way to sit’
• Have the character as …
per- + mela î pemela perm la ‘diffident’
• Doer
per- + buru î perburu perburu ‘hunter’
• Become or to threat as
per -+ hamba î perhamba perhamba to threat as a slave ’
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• Coming from
per- + Medan î perMedan perm dan ‘coming from Medan’
7. Prefix se- se-