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Ye'kwana
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Suffix
-tö
- forms the plural of the distant past tense when both the agent and patient (if there is one) of the verb are first- or second-person
- forms the plural of performative moods (imperative, prohibitive, jussive, admonitive, and rogative) when both the agent and patient (if there is one) of the verb are first- or second-person
Usage notes
This suffix can cause syllable reduction.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
- (after an unreduced open syllable) -'tö
Suffix
-tö
- forms a benefactive transitive verb from a noun, with the meaning ‘to bring about X for (someone or something)’, ‘to provide (someone) X’
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Suffix
-tö
- forms adverbs with an active-participle-like meaning from a handful of transitive verbs
References
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “-tö”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon, pages 124, 147–148, 156, 213–222