Morphology
Fula is based on verbo-nominal roots, from which verbal, noun and modifier words are derived. It uses infixes (a syllable inserted in the "middle" of a word, actually following the root and before the ending) to modify meaning. These infixes often serve the same purposes in Fula as prepositions do in English.
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