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Ye'kwana
Pronunciation
Suffix
-düje
- just as, as, like; attaches to a finite verb form to indicate that what comes next occurs in a like manner to the modified verb
Usage notes
This morpheme is properly a clitic rather than a suffix. It can trigger syllable reduction of the preceding syllable and causes lengthening of the preceding vowel (if not reduced).
References
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “⸗:düje”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon, pages 100, 437