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Peoplese Prefixes

A prefix is followed by a hyphenette (a half-length hyphen) only if:
         1. Designated meaning of prefix plus meaning of root word equals meaning of the combination.
         2. The meaning of prefix + root word is  unambiguously clear.

The meaning of the prefix is only that meaning which is listed below.
When a word has more than one prefix, these prefixes are combined.  E.g. nonre-retirm-able.
Numbers are not prefixes.  E.g. "three--wheel vehicle" uses a regular hyphen, not a half-length hyphnette.

Advantages of hyphenated fixed-meaning prefixes:
              The hyphenette isolates the root word (which never changes spelling), for easy recognition.
              Clarifies ambiguities.
              Eliminates hundreds of vocabulary words no longer needed to memorize.
              Encourages usage of prefixes when creating new words.

For distinctions between un- , non- , dis-, and de-, see below. 
Left column is Alike English; right column is Sound Spell Same (pure Peoplese).
                 

Prefix (AE)
MEANING EXAMPLES
Prefix (SSS)
 above-  above
 above۔ground  abov-
after-  after, post
after۔graduation, after۔colonial  after۔
 anti-
 against, opposed to
 anti-slavery  antī-
arch- most important arch-duke, arch-enemy  arq-
 astro-
 outer space
 astro-space, astro-travel-or
 astrō-
 auto-  by it's own actions
 auto-pilot, auto-repeat
 oto-
 beneath-  beneath  beneath-ground  benēθ-
 both-
 both
 both-cultural
 bōθ-
centi- 1/100 centi-meter  senti-
co- joint, joinly co-author, co-own-ors
 kō-
counter- counter to
counter-attack, counter-claim
 kownter-
 de-
 remove (something you didn't put there)
 de-salt, de-forest, de-mystify, de-flea
 dē-
deka- 10 deka-meter  deka-
dis- reverse a previous action
dis-connect, dis-embark, dis-invite
 dis-
 eco-
 ecological
 eco-tourism, eco-friendly, eco-house
 ekō-
 ee-  electronic  ee-mail, ee-processor [Engl. "computer"]
 ē-
 electro-
 electric
 electro-magnetic
 elektrō-
ex- former ex-boss, ex-wife  eks-
 exo-  outside, outer, exterior
 exo-planet (outside Earth's solor system)
 eksō-
 giga-  one-billion
 giga-byte
 giga-
 grand-
 one generation younger
 grand-daughter, grand-father
 grand-
 greatgrand-
 two generations younger
 greatgrand-son, greatgrand-mother
 greatgrand-
half- one-half
half-liter, half-circle
 haf-
 hyper-
 excessively
 hyper-active, hyper-sensitive
 hīper-
 inner-
 farther inward than outer
 inner-shirt, inner-skirt
 iner-
intra- within intra-national  intra- 
kilo- 1,000 kilo-gram, kilo-meter  kilō-
 less
 reduce
 less-spend (spend less), less-emphasize
 les-
macro- from a large perspective macro-economics  makrō-
mass- a huge number mass-production, mass-migration  mas-
mega- gigantic mega-peninsula  mega-
micro- very small
micro-credit  mīkrō
 million
 1,000,000
 million-byte, million-watt
 milyon-
mid- mid (approximate) mid-afternoon, mid-aged  mid-
mili- 1/1000 milli-liter, milli-gram  mili-
mini- relatively tiny mini-skirt  mini-
mis- incorrect
mis-direction, mis-spell  mis-
multi- many mutli-national, multi-colored  multi-
 nano-
 one-billionth
 nano-meter, nano-volt
 nanō-
 net-
 remaining after deductions
 net-worth, net-profit, net-happiness
 net-
 neuro-
 related to nerves
 neuro-psychology
 nūro-
non- not, lack of, absence of
non-combatant, non-arrival  non-
 out-
 surpassing a competitor
 out-perform, out-run
 owt-
 outer-
 farther outward than inner
 outer-garment, outer-layer
 owter-
 over-
 too much + verb
 over-eat (eat too much), over-cautious
 ōver-
part- part, partly (not wholly) part-way  part-
pre- before pre-pay  prē-
 pro-  in favor of  (opposite of "anti-")
 pro-war  prō-
 pseudo-  not genuine despite of appearances
 pseudo-science
 sūdō-
quarter- one-quarter (approximate) quarter-moon  kwarter-
quasi- partly but not wholly resembling quasi-democratic  kwasē-
re- again re-enter, re-do  rē-
self- self self-defense, self-critical, self-biography  self-
 semi-
 partially (as in a hierarchy)
 semi-retired, semi-literate
 semi
sub- at a lower location in a hierarchy sub-category  sub-
super- (converts modifier into superlative) super-enviable, super-rich
 sūper-
supra- transcending supra-natural  sūpra-
 tera-
 one trillion
 tera-byte
 tera-
trans- across trans-continental  trans-
 twice-
 twice
 twice-week-y, twice-clockhour
 twīs-
ultra- excessive beyond common norms ultra-sensitive  ultra-
un- opposite of un-fair, un-legal
 un-
under- insufficiently
under-eat, under-pay-t, under-achieve
 under-
uni- one, single uni-culture  yūni-

Multiple prefixes
            If more than one prefix is needed to clarify a word, link the prefixes with no punctuation in between. 
            Example:  nonre-produce-able.

Distinction between prefixes “non-” and “un-”, "dis-" and "de-"

            Non- is neutral, un- is negative.  "Non-" means "not" or "without", while "un'-" means :"opposite of".  "A laborer has a non-professional job; a lawyer shouting at a client is un-professional behavior. 
            The Peoplese prefix "dis-" reverses the action of the root verb, so English "unfasten" is Peoplese "dis-fasten". The prefix "de-" removes something that was already there, e.g. the salt in saltwater; if a child sprinkled salt on an apple, he could dis-salt it by washing it.
            In casual conversation these distinctions are typically ignored.

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