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Tagalog
- pam- -an — before root initials ⟨b⟩ and ⟨p⟩, will sometimes remove initial ⟨b⟩ and ⟨p⟩
- pan- -an — before root initials ⟨d⟩, ⟨s⟩ and ⟨t⟩, will sometimes remove initial ⟨d⟩, ⟨s⟩ and ⟨t⟩
- pang- -han — for roots ending in vowels, not followed by glottal stops
Circumfix
pang- -an (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅ᜔ ◌ᜈ᜔)
- (instrumentative circumfix) used to form nouns indicating a place or concept where the action expressed by the root is performed
- bili (“purchase”) + pang- -an → pamilihan (“market”)
- puno (“leader”) + pang- -an → pamunuan (“administration”)
- tunton (“guidance”) + pang- -an → panuntunan (“guideline”)
- (adjectival circumfix) used to form adjectives indicating the root is intended for
- dalawa (“two”) + pang- -an → pangdalawahan (“for two”)
- matagal (“long (of a period of time)”) + pang- -an → pangmatagalan (“for long-term”)
Usage notes
- Normally, /h/ is inserted before -an when the root word ends with a vowel that is not followed by a glottal stop.
- bili + pang- -an → pamilihan
- dalawa + pang- -an → pangdalawahan
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