-tal
- (noun-forming suffix)Added to averb to form anoun.
- iszik(“to drink”) + -tal → ital(“beverage”)
- (noun-forming suffix) Variants:
- -tal is added to back-vowel words
- -tel is added to front-vowel words
- -atal same as-tal with a linking vowel
- -etel same as-tel with a linking vowel
-tal
- (case suffix)assimilated harmonic variant of-val/-vel(“with”)
- pont(“point, dot”) + -tal → ponttal(“with [a] point”)
Fom its roottal(“land, ground”). It's likely the suffix stems from Spanish via-al,-ar, which also indicate a place where there is abundance of something.
-tal
- In nouns, indicating a place where something is grown, or where there is plenty of it.
- Campbell, L. (1985).The Pipil Language of El Salvador. Mouton De Gruyter. p.48