SUFFIXES -anda, -nda
Suffixes -anda and -nda are added to pronouns and kin terms to form honorific addresses to show respect. Suffix -anda is added to bases which end with a consonant and suffix -nda to bases which end with a vowel. In most cases, a base ends with k loses the k, then followed with -nda.
| Suffix -anda, base ends with a consonant | ||
| ayah |
"father" |
ayahanda |
| Suffix -nda, base ends with a vowel | ||
| ibu | "mother" |
ibunda |
| Suffix -nda, base ends with k | ||
| kakak adik nenek anak |
"older brother, older
sister" "younger brother, younger sister" "grandmother" "child" |
kakanda adinda nenenda ananda |
Adapted from:
Indonesian: A Comprehensive Grammar
Sneddon, James Neil, Routledge, London, 1996.
