Prefix and Suffix Patterns

Kupu Tāpiri

About this concept

Productive affixes: kai- (person who does), -tanga (abstract quality), -anga (action/result), -ranga (collective), whaka- (causative). Understanding these unlocks new vocabulary derivation.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~30 cards at level C1.

Examples

kaituhi (writer, kai- + tuhi)writer (person who writes)

rangatiratanga (sovereignty, rangatira + -tanga)chieftainship/sovereignty

tūrangawaewae (standing place, tūranga + waewae)place to stand/home

whanaungatanga (relationships, whānau + -tanga)kinship/relationships

Prerequisite

NominalizationB2

More C1 concepts

Formal Oratory (Whaikōrero)Reo Whaikōrero Complex Clause StructuresRerenga Matatini Proverbs and Sayings (Whakataukī)Whakataukī Archaic Vocabulary and FormsKupu Tawhito Song and Chant (Waiata/Karakia)Waiata me Karakia

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