Wordbit

In Speechlore, a wordbit is the smallest deal that bears a meaning. Wordbits are the sound or sounds, sideput, that carry meaning.

Anglish example: The word "unbelieving" has three wordbits: "un-", (naysaying) a bound wordbit, "-believe-" a free wordbit, and "-ing", another bound wordbit. "un-" is a forefast, and "-ing" an afterfast; both are onfasts.

Kinds of Wordbit

 * Free wordbits like town and dog can be stuck to other words (as in town-hall or dog-house) or they can stand alone ("free"). Wordbitlings are kinds of wordbits, f.e. the plural marker in English is sometimes said as /-z/, /-s/ or /-&#618;z/.
 * Bound wordbits like "un-" only hapen together with other wordbits to form a word. Bound wordbits mostly tend to be forefasts and afterfasts. Wordbits coming up in only