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In linguistic morphology, a transfix is a discontinuous affix, which occurs at more than one position in a word. The prototypical example comes from the Semitic languages, where nearly all word derivation and inflection involves the interdigitation of a discontinuous root with a discontinuous affix. For example, derivations and inflections of the Maltese discontinuous triliteral root |k-t-b| (to write)[1] are shown below:
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Transfixes on Maltese k-t-b transfix word gloss -i-e- kiteb "he wrote" -i--u kitbu "they wrote" mi--u- miktub "written" --ie- ktieb "book" -o--a kotba "books"
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- ^ Falzon, Grazio, Basic Maltese Grammar, <http://www.aboutmalta.com/grazio/maltesegrammar.html>. Retrieved on 28 February 2008
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