Re: Question

On Thu, 24 Jun 1999, Nik Taylor wrote:

> In my ancestral language, Old Kassi', there was a suffix, -(h)e', that I
> call "completive".  It indicates that the verb is "completed".  Some
> examples are piha's (learn), pihase' (know); ke"lo's (stab), ke"lose'
> (stab to death).  Is that a legitimate term, or should I use another
> term?
As far as I know, that's a a valid term.  It's like the Old English prefix
ge-, which sometimes has a completive purpose (and sometimes, no purpose
at all).

Although it's also a bit like the Hebrew qittol which has an emphatic
meaning.