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Ye'kwana
See the allomorphs listed at t- and -e.
Pronunciation
Circumfix
t- -e
- Forms adverbs with a participle-like meaning from verbs; must be accompanied by an indicator specifying the role of the verb argument to which the participle refers (intransitive argument w-, transitive agent n-, or transitive patient ∅-).
Usage notes
This suffix can trigger syllable reduction on the final syllable of the stem; see the notes at -e.
It is unclear if t- -e is best analyzed as an adverbializing circumfix or as a separate unspecified person prefix t- and adverbializing suffix -e.
Derived terms
References
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “-e”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon, pages 151–152