What is infixation?

Definition
	Infixation is a morphological process whereby a bound morpheme attaches within a root or stem.
	The kind of affix involved in this process is called an infix.

Example: Philippines (Tagalog)
	The focus marker -um- is a infix which is added after the first consonant of the root.
	bili: root ‘buy’ -um-: infix ‘AGT’ bumili: word ‘bought’

Generic
	Infixation is a kind of:
	What is a morphological process?

Context for this page:

Concept module: infixation
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): I
In modular book: Glossary of linguistic terms, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H., Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
In bookshelf: Linguistics

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