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Navajo
Etymology
A truncated form of yę́ę
Suffix
-ę́ę
- at that time back then (forms ending in -ę́ę are often part of a narrative when telling a story)
- deeztʼiʼę́ę ― it had its beginning
- ńtʼę́ʼę́ę ― the one which was
Usage notes
-ę́ę may be attached as an enclitic to nouns, pronouns, or verbs. The vowels of this enclitic take the form of an /a/ or /e/ in the preceding syllable.
-ę́ę has several usages:
- a relativizer similar to -ígíí in a past tense context.
- Ashkii atʼééd yiyiiłtsánę́ę deezgoʼ. ― The boy that saw the girl fell.
- added to a relationship term, it implies that the person is deceased
- shizhéʼé yę́ę ― my late father
- shimáhą́ą ― my late mother
- attached to a verb in the future tense, it expresses a hope, wish, or desire, and is the equivalent of an optative verb + laanaa:
- Daʼdooyį́łę́ę. ― I wish they would eat.
- Nahodoołtį́łę́ę. ― I wish it would rain.