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語尾が o や u で終わる地名から民族名を作るとき、言語学者は発音を容易にするために接続要素「v」を接尾辞 -ian の前に挿入することがよくあります。

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When forming demonyms from names ending in o or u, linguists often insert the interfix -v- before the suffix -ian to ease pronunciation.

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When forming demonyms from names ending in o or u, linguists often insert the interfix -v- before the suffix -ian to ease pronunciation.

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-v-

Interfix
morpheme
Japanese Meaning
語幹が「o」や「u」で終わる場合に、接尾辞「-ian」を加える際、語同士の連結を円滑にするための挿入文字(活用形)として用いられる
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語尾が o や u で終わる地名から民族名を作るとき、言語学者は発音を容易にするために接続要素「v」を接尾辞 -ian の前に挿入することがよくあります。

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