-kaa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kaa"

Broome Pearling Lugger Pidgin

Etymology

From Japanese (ka).

Particle

-kaa

  1. marks yes/no questions
  2. marks if-assumptions

References

  • Komei Hosokawa (1987) Malay talk on boat: an account of Broome Pearling Lugger Pidgin (in Broome Pearling Lugger Pidgin)

Ingrian

Etymology

Akin to Finnish -kaan.

Pronunciation

Particle

-kaa (front-vowel variant -kää) (enclitic)

  1. Emphasises a negative sentence; (not) even
    • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva:
      Ympäär ei henkiäkää.
      There is not (even) a soul around.
  2. (nonproductive) Used to form negative indefinite pronouns
    mi- (what) + -kaamikkää (nothing)

Derived terms

Ingrian terms suffixed with -kaa

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 147

Ojibwe

Final

-kaa

  1. be present, be abundant
  2. move, go

Derived terms

See also

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.