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Example 29-233
eggenoot vs. eggenote
eggenoot
spouse
vs
vs.
eggenot-e
spouse-
f
spouse (male) vs. spouse (female)
Comment:
This is a less productive suffix.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Afrikaans
by
Hans den Besten
and
Theresa Biberauer
cite
Datapoints:
Female and male animals: Sex-denoting suffix
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