Terms of Endearment: -oy

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-oy endearment

This suffix is rarely used. It is unusual in that it is the only suffix that begins with a vowel, rather than with a consonant or a '.

This suffix follows a noun referring to a relative - mother, father, brother - and occasionally a pet name. It is a form of endearment, and it is rarely used.

vav	Father
vavoy	Daddy
SoS	Mother
SoSoy	Mummy

SoSoy vIja''a'	Shall I tell Mummy?
Dochvam munob vavoy	Daddy gave me this

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