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Ye'kwana
Etymology
From Proto-Cariban *-nɨpɨ + *-rɨ. The second morpheme is equivalent to -dü (possessive marker), but seems to no longer be analyzed as such in modern Ye'kwana.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-mjüdü
- Marks a noun as possessed in the past; used with very few nouns.
Derived terms
References
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon, page 119