Russian affixes in Lithuanian Romani

Summary

Affix function number of borrowed affixes

Description

Information and examples are from Tenser (2005:13, 34–35).

1 superlative prefix

  • naj- ‘superlative’, e.g. nai-bar-edvr (superlative-big-comparative) ‘the biggest’

5 aktionsart prefixes

  • po- ‘aktionsart’, e.g. po-mang- ‘to ask’
  • pod- ‘aktionsart’, e.g. pod-gij- ‘to approach’
  • ros- ‘aktionsart’, e.g. ros-pxen- ‘to tell’
  • vy- ‘aktionsart’, e.g. vy-pi- ‘to drink’
  • za- ‘aktionsart’, e.g. za-pres- ‘to pay’