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Ye'kwana
- chawö (allomorph after i)
Etymology
From Proto-Cariban *kuwawô. Synchronically as if suffixed with -wö (“at”). Compare Apalaí kuao, Hixkaryana kwawo, Macushi ka, and Waiwai kwaw.
Pronunciation
Postposition
kwawö
- at, in, on; indicates a generic location at an aquatic object
Usage notes
This postposition cannot take person markers to indicate its object.
Derived terms
See also
Ye'kwana primitive postpositions
References
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon, pages 267–272