Editing Indonesian language (section)

==== Noun affixes ====
Noun affixes are affixes that form nouns upon addition to root words. The following are examples of noun affixes:

{|class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#efefef;" | Type of noun affixes
! style="background:#efefef;" | Affix
! style="background:#efefef;" | Example of root word
! style="background:#efefef;" | Example of derived word
|-
|Prefix
|pə(r)- ~ pəng-
|{{lang|id|duduk}} (sit)
|{{lang|id|'''pen'''duduk}} (population)
|-
|
|kə-
|{{lang|id|hendak}} (want)
|{{lang|id|'''ke'''hendak}} (desire)
|-
|Infix
| {{angbr|əl}}
|{{lang|id|tunjuk}} (point)
|{{lang|id|t'''el'''unjuk}} (index finger, command)
|-
|
| {{angbr|əm}}
|{{lang|id|kelut}} (dishevelled)
|{{lang|id|k'''em'''elut}} (chaos, crisis)
|-
|
| {{angbr|ər}}
|{{lang|id|gigi}} (teeth)
|{{lang|id|g'''er'''igi}} (toothed blade)
|-
|Suffix
| -an
|{{lang|id|bangun}} (wake up, raise)
|{{lang|id|bangun'''an'''}} (building)
|-
|Circumfix
|kə-...-an
|{{lang|id|raja}} (king)
|{{lang|id|'''ke'''raja'''an'''}} (kingdom)
|-
|
|pə(r)-...-an<br />pəng-...-an
|{{lang|id|kerja}} (work)
|{{lang|id|'''pe'''kerja'''an'''}} (occupation)
|}

The prefix {{lang|id|per-}} drops its {{lang|id|r}} before {{lang|id|r, l}} and frequently before {{lang|id|p, t, k.}} In some words it is {{lang|id|peng-}}; though formally distinct, these are treated as variants of the same prefix in Indonesian grammar books.