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-is

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1. sort of

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  • Etnográfica:
    One use nowadays is to describe colors not originally recognized in their color palette, such as blue: e.g., ngarnaringiis for blue, i.e., greenish.
  • Gramatical:
    Derivational suffixe meaning 'sort of' used with adjectives such as 'ngarngaringis' (greenish). Many adjectives ends with that sounds without being sure it is actually derivational. See also '-isang', that seems to be a variant of '-is'.

-isang

I. DER

1. sort of

Notas:

  • Gramatical:
    Seems like it is a variant of the derivational suffix '-is' (sort of) mainly used with adjectives. See 'mliis/mliisang' (good, pretty), 'ngarngaringis/ngarngaringisang' (greenish)...