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Ye'kwana
Etymology
From -a (recent/distant past imperfective suffix) + -tö (distant past non-third-person plural suffix) + -kene (distant past imperfective suffix).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-a'kene
- forms the plural of the distant past imperfective tense when both the agent and patient (if there is one) of the verb are first- or second-person
Usage notes
This suffix can cause syllable reduction. The suffix takes the form -ka'kene when the preceding syllable is reducible and has an onset of k, -ya'kene when the preceding syllable ends in i, and -a'kene in other contexts.
References
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon, pages 213–222