Feature 26A: Prefixing vs. Suffixing in Inflectional Morphology

by Matthew S. Dryer

This feature is discussed in chapter 26. Related examples are available.

Values

Little affixation (141 languages)
Strongly suffixing (406 languages)
Weakly suffixing (124 languages)
Equal prefixing and suffixing (147 languages)
Weakly prefixing (94 languages)
Strong prefixing (59 languages)
  total: 971