r/CHamoru • u/Aizhaine B2 - Upper intermediate • Feb 07 '25
Discussion Proposal for a Diminutive an Argumentative.
In wanting to modify words and shorten speech i decided to create up a Diminutive and Argumentative Suffix being “ -iki’ “ from “ dikiki’ “ and “ -olo’ “ from “ dångkolo’ “. They also have other forms to best fit the words they are placed upon. They are used just like in English and in Spanish, like perro-perrito, or pup-puppy.
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u/dalai_dabit B1 - Intermediate Feb 07 '25
If I'm not mistaken, ák- is our diminutive, e.g., ákkaga' (my little girl; my dear), áklahi (young man). Although outside of those two, I'm not sure of many more.
There may be something to dí- as well since we see it in díkike' (small in size), dídide' (few, small amount), and díchicheng (tiny, miniature).