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Ye'kwana
Etymology
From -jünü (noun negation suffix) + ka (interrogative particle).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-jünka
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Usage notes
In most circumstances this particle is found in the second position in a sentence (attaching to the first constituent). Occasionally, for unclear reasons, it may appear elsewhere. Unlike the negative suffix -jünü that forms its first element, -jünka can appear with words of any class, not just nouns and pronouns.
This morpheme is properly a clitic rather than a suffix.
Derived terms
References
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “⸗jünka”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon, pages 158–159