-nö

See also: Appendix:Variations of "no"

Ye'kwana

Alternative forms
  • -ñö (allomorph after i)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [-nə]

Suffix

-nö

  1. Forms infinitives and infinitive-like verbal nouns from intransitive verbs, which must bear the intransitive prefix w- but no person marking.
Usage notes

This suffix can cause syllable reduction.

Derived terms
Ye'kwana terms suffixed with -nö

Suffix

-nö

  1. Interrogative suffix for verbs.
  2. Marks the forms of the recent past imperfective tense not exclusive to first- or second-person arguments.
Usage notes

This suffix can cause syllable reduction. It never occurs alone but is always accompanied by at least the past imperfective marker -a preceding it.

Derived terms

Suffix

-nö

  1. Forms transitive verbs from a few nouns and from adverbs suffixed with the attributivizer -je.
Usage notes

This suffix can cause syllable reduction.

Derived terms
Ye'kwana terms suffixed with -nö (verbalizer)

References
  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “-nö”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎, Lyon, pages 141, 148–149
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