"-i" meaning in Maltese

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      "ipa": "/ɪ/"
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      "name": "bor+"
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      "name": "afex"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "-in"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "-iet"
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          "text": "numru (“number”) + -i → numri (“numbers”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "text": "illużorju (“illusory”) + -i → illużorji",
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  "pos": "suffix",
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      "word": "-ejn"
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    },
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      "word": "-in"
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        },
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        }
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      "ipa": "/ɪ/"
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