-nña

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See also: nna, NNA, nña, and nnâ

Ye'kwana

Pronunciation

Postposition

-nña

  1. forms place names (in the form of adverbs that can be nominalized with -ano)
  2. in, at, at the place of

Usage notes

This postposition acts as a clitic and, unlike most postpositions, cannot inflect for person or number, but it can nevertheless be combined with the directional suffix -nno.

Derived terms

References

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon, page 277