He huinga pū, he kupu rānei ka tāpiria ki te tīmatanga, ki waenga, ki te mutunga rānei o te tumu, mā reira e huri ai te tikanga o te kupu, te momo rānei o te kupu. Ko te kūmua, te kūwaenga me te kūmuri ngā momo kuhi.
A group of letters, or a word that is added to the beginning, middle or end of a base word, thereby changing its meaning or its classification. Prefixes, infixes and suffixes are types of affixes.
kuhi - insert
He aha te tumu, he aha hoki te kuhi i te kupu 'mataono'?
Ko te kuhi tētahi ara hei hanga kupu hou mō ngā āhuatanga maha e putaputa mai ana i te ao o nāianei.
Ko te 'kore' tētahi kuhi he nui te whakamahia i te reo Māori, pērā i te 'ngoikore' me te 'koretake'.