N-

Etymology
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Prefix

 * 1)  the functional group that carries this prefix is attached to a nitrogen atom on the parent molecular segment

Related terms

 * nitrogen

Etymology
, referencing the age that one must be old enough in order to watch a film.

Prefix

 * 1)  Used for film rating systems in Lithuania.

Etymology
Similar to processes found in a number of North Halmaheran languages.

Usage notes
N- behaves differently depending upon the initial phoneme of the root it is applied to.
 * initial consonants f and p become b
 * initial consonant t becomes d
 * initial consonant k becomes g
 * initial consonant c becomes j
 * initial consonant h, when deriving historically from *y, becomes ny
 * initial consonants h ( not from historical *y) and w become ng
 * initial consonants b, d, g, j, l, m, n, ng, ny r, and s remain unchanged
 * vowel-initial roots with an underlying glottal stop are prefixed with g
 * vowel-initial roots with no underlying glottal stop remain unchanged