Bujanski affixes

This is a list of affixes in the Bujanski language.

A

* abo- - about, against
* adnje- - mono-, uni-
* -ansk, -nsk - (name of place)
	+ Vernacular Drevobojanse (pre-Buyanski) pronunciations resulted in many place names having -sko, -skja, -sja, -sjau.
* -arǐ - a doer (more rude)
* -ašta - greater place of, something greater

B

* -bæs - an evildoer
* -bæs - madness, mania
* be- - (future tense in some expressions)
* bez- - without, never ...
	+ Assimilates to bes- in some words
	+ To refer to "without" but not meaning "never", use "nje(s)-"; or, "naje(s)-", "næs(an)-".

D

* -dæi, -dai - a doer or user, committer of an act
* -dæt, -data - child of
* -dætei, -datei - children of
* dobro- - bene-, good
* dolbo- - foolish
* drev(n)o- - old, older

E

* -ej, po- -ej - more, (comparative)
	+ černij (black), černej (blacker), černečej (blackest)
	+ černaja, černeja, černečeja (feminine)
	+ černoje, černojo, černečojo (neuter)
* -ečej - most, (superlative)

G

* grækho- - mis-, error

I

* -iba - -ness (common)
* -(ija)ne - citizen(s) of a country
* -ije - collective, -ness (classical); of an ethnic group, race, or tribe (both singular and plural)
* -ina - something big
* ino- - between, other
* -(i)šče - something more greater
* -(i)šta - the greatest of, a collection of

J

* -jæd - eater of

L

* luč- - holo-

N

* na- - (makes a verb perfective)
* -na - (feminine, respectful or friendly)
* X-na-(v)u - (name of a town or city by a river)
	+ -u, from an archaic Slavic language, is followed by a -v if the second name (for a river) ends with a vowel. If it ends with an -i or ǐ, they become -j before the -u.
	+ Following Slavic practice, many Bujanski towns are named after rivers.
	+ For example, Virimvon-na-Taeglovu (Virimvon on Taeglo River), Khakovi-na-Irunarju (Hakovi on Irunari River), Motlano-na-Mikhivonu (Motlano on Mihiwon River; named after King Motakol)
* næs(an)-, naje(s)- - without
	+ To mean "without", but not specifically "never having".
	+ A later word coined during the founding of Zvesta from Drevobojanse dialects.
* -nik - doer of, someone who does a job, a person of ...
	+ Nowadays sometimes seen as vulgar or derogatory. The proper and more respectful form for a worker is "-telǐ".
	+ -nitsa - feminine
	+ After another word with -nik, both two -nik suffixes are merged into -dnik.
	+ After another -nik, one more -dnik is added, with every "k" that is not a final "k" silenced.
	+ "adnjedronik" (motorcycle) > "adnjedrodnik" (motorcycle rider) > "adnjedrodnikdnik" (rider of a motorcycle rider), etc.

* -(n)in - a person from a country
	+ -(n)ine - (plural)
* -(n)ije - a person from a people or culture
* -nja - place of, venue of (not formal)
* -njatǐ, -njata - hatred of, -misia, -phobia
	+ E.g. kōdžnjatǐ - hatred of skin, racism
* -no - (masculine, respectful or friendly)
* -(n)ostǐ - -ness (state of a being or condition that is more abstract)

O

* -ok - a doer or supporter (derogatory, suggesting "little")
* -(os)sa - little, mini-
* ot- - from, ex-, out-

P

* pa-, ba- - along, over
* pjōl(u)- - whole
* po- - throughout a place
* pra- - proto-, first, early, archaeo-, past

R

* -ra - (feminine, disrespectful)
* raz- - re-, again (once or a few)
* -ro - (masculine, disrespectful)
* -ro, -jo - (masculine)

S

* -sja, -ssa - (feminine)
	+ The plural of this is -ssjæ.
	+ -tja, -dža, -rja are sometimes used, but are also considered classical or slang.

* -skij - (adjective) state of being, -ish, -ian
* -skij - (noun) demonym, person of an ethnic group
	+ -skije, the plural, is considered collective, or too formal and archaic.
* so- - co-, together with

T

* -telǐ - a doer, one who works (more proper)

U

* u(v)- away from

V

* -ver - a follower of a belief or religion; -ist
* vēr(kho)-, ver(kho)-, vre- - high, higher
* -(v/n)ets - a person from a place
	+ -nin is for countries, -ets is for any place
	+ the plural is -tsy (-ци)
* voz- - re-, again, ever-

Z

* za- - continuously going into
* zemlja ..., zemja ..., -zemlja, -zemja - land of, -land
* zlo- - mal-, evil, bad, mis-
* zro- - un-, dis- (as in breaking apart)