nˈaʊnz ænd vˈɜːbz ɑːɹ ˈɔfən hˈɛvili ɐfˈɪkst mˈoʊstli pɹˈiːfɪkst ɪn vˌɛntʃɚɹˈiːnjoʊ, ɐfˈɪksɪŋ bˌiːɪŋ ɐ wˈeɪ tə dᵻnˈoʊt ðoʊz mˈiːnɪŋz ˈɔfən kənvˈeɪd baɪ sˈɛpɹət wˈɜːdz ɪn mˈoːɹ ˌænɐlˈɪɾɪk lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz.
Nouns and verbs are often heavily affixed (mostly prefixed) in Ventureño, affixing being a way to denote those meanings often conveyed by separate words in more analytic languages.