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Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch -tje.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-tjie (plural -tjies)
- Alternative form of -ie: Forms the diminutive of nouns ending in a vowel, and in -l, -n, -r without a preceding stressed short vowel