-akene

See also: akene, akène, and -a'kene

Ye'kwana

Alternative forms

Etymology

From -a (recent/distant past imperfective suffix) +‎ -kene (distant past imperfective suffix).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [-akeːne]

Suffix

-akene

  1. Forms the singular of the distant past imperfective tense when at least one of the arguments of the verb is not third-person.

Usage notes

This suffix can cause syllable reduction. The suffix takes the form -kakene when the preceding syllable is reducible and has an onset of k, -yakene when the preceding syllable ends in i, and -akene in other contexts.

Derived terms

References
  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎, Lyon, pages 213–222
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