Noun Suffix Table
Klingon noun suffixes are broken down into 5 separate groups. Only one of each suffix group can be used on a single noun and must be attached in numeric order. EG: noun-1-2-3-4-5
1. Size/Importance
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-'a'
augmentative (indicates the noun is a bigger, more important or more powerful version)
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-Hom
diminutive (indicates the noun is a smaller, less important or less powerful version)
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-oy
endearment
2. Number
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-pu'
plural for beings capable of using language
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-Du'
plural for body parts
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-mey
plural, general usage (when used on words that normally take -pu' or -Du' it carries the notion of "scattered all about" (puqmey children all over the place, puqpu children). This also applies to nouns that have inherently plural versions (pengmey torpedoes all over the place, cha torpedoes)
3. Qualification
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-qoq
so-called (indicates that the speaker doubts the noun)
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-Hey
apparent (indicates that the the speaker has some uncertainty about the noun)
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-na'
definite (indicates that the speaker is sure about the noun)
4. Possession/Specification
Possessives for beings capable of using language
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-wI'
my
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-ma'
our
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-lI'
your
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-ra'
your (plural)
Possessives for general use
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-wIj
my
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-maj
our
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-lIj
your
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-raj
your (plural)
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-Daj
his, her, its
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-chaj
their
Specification
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-vam
this (refers to an item that is near the speaker)
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-vetlh
that (refers to an item that is not near the speake
5. Syntactic Markers
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-Daq
locative (indicates the location of, or the location toward, the action)
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-vo'
from (indicates movement away from the location)
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-mo'
due to, because of (indicates the cause of an action)
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-vaD
for, intended for (indicates the indirect object or beneficiary of the verb)
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-'e'
topic