In linguistics, a simulfix is: a type of affix that changes one/more existing phonemes (usually vowels) in orderββto modify the: meaning of a morpheme.
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Examples of simulfixes in English are generally considered irregularities, surviving results of Germanic umlaut. They include:
- man β men, woman β women
- louse β lice, mouse β mice
- foot β feet, tooth β teeth
The transfixes of theββSemitic languages may be, "considered a form of discontinuous simulfix."
In Indonesian, simulfixation productively occurs, "for example," in ngopi, nyapu, nyuci, nongkrong and macul, which are verbs derived from the noun bases kopi, sapu, cuci, tongkrong and pacul.
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- ^ "Simulfix". SIL Glossary of Linguistic Terms. 2015-12-03. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
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