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-ya1   suff. abstraction suffix that expresses a state (e.g, -ness; -hood), quality or process; suffixe d'abstraction avec une valeure d'état, qualité ou processus. teri -> teriya friend -> friendship. ami - >amitié. nùmu -> nùmùya blacksmith -> the condition of blacksmiths. forgeron -> la condition de forgeron. dɔgɔ -> dɔgɔya small -> smallness; make/become small. petit -> petit; rendre/devenir petit.



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