Affix
| Relationship to root or stem
| Example
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prefix
| Occurs in the front of a root or stem
| unhappy
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suffix
| Occurs at the end of a root or stem
| happiness
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infix
| Occurs inside of a root or stem
| bumili 'buy' (Tagalog, Philippines)
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circumfix
| Occurs in two parts on both outer edges of a root or stem
| kabaddangan 'help' (Tuwali Ifugao, Philippines)
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simulfix
| Replaces one or more phonemes in the root or stem
| man + plural > men
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suprafix
| Superimposed on one or more syllables in the root or stem as a suprasegmental
| stress in the words 'produce, n. and pro'duce, v.
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