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Ye'kwana
Etymology
From -a (recent/distant past imperfective suffix) + -kö (distant past imperfective third-person suffix).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-akö
- Forms the singular of the distant past imperfective tense when both the agent and patient (if there is one) of the verb are third-person.
Usage notes
This suffix can cause syllable reduction. The suffix takes the form -kakö when the preceding syllable is reducible and has an onset of k, -yakö when the preceding syllable ends in i, and -akö in other contexts.
Derived terms
References
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon, pages 213–222