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==[[Nymeran]]==
[[Category: Nymeran words]]
[[Category: Nymeran affixes]]
[[Category: Nymeran suffixes]]

===Pronunciation===
* [[Nymeran#Phonology|Nymeran Phonology]]: /ma/

===Affix===
'''-ma'''
# -ing, -tion.
# act of, action of.

====Usage Notes====
A suffix that converts a verb to a deverbal noun, e.g. [[kibte#Nymeran|kibte]] ‘to create’  → [[kibetma#Nymeran|kibetma]] ‘creation’;  [[aisaké#Nymeran|aisaké]] ‘to travel’ → [[aisakma#Nymeran|aisakma]] ‘travel, travelling’. For [[:Category:Nymeran te-stem verbs|te-stem verbs]], ⟨t⟩ is retained after the stem; for [[:Category:Nymeran ké-stems|ké-stem verbs]], ⟨k⟩ is retained after the stem.