Suffixes and abstractions

[S. Kalyanaraman]

Hi,
Here is an example from Tulu creating abstract nouns:

-dige, -tike, -tige a suffix used to make derivative abstract nouns;
bad.a-tige poverty; malla-dige greatness

I wonder if there are similar examples in the linguistic area.

Regards,
k.


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