====== Suffix chain of nouns ====== ^ Position ^ Meaning ^ | -2 | [[:syntax_negative|negative]] prefix //nar-// | | -1 | [[:prefixes|derivational prefix]] (like //îm-//) | | 0 | root | | 1 | [[:suffix_derivational|derivational suffix]] (like //-al//, //-urm//, //-hai//) | | 2 | [[:grammar_gender|gender]] modifier (//-niz//) | | 3 | clitic short adjective | | 4 | possessive pronoun | | ::: | demonstrative pronoun (e.g. //za//) | | ::: | definite article (//-um//) | | 5 | [[:grammar_case|case]] clitic postposition / case suffix | | 6 | plural [[:grammar_number|number]] suffix (//-û/z//) or short clitic quantifier pronoun //-ûk// (all), //-kon// (any) |