eese

See also: Eese

Ye'kwana

Etymology

For the first element, compare the proximal inanimate demonstrative pronoun edö. The second element -se is also found in mönse.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [eːse]

Adverb

eese

  1. here (in this division or unit of land, or on this side of a geographical feature)

Inflection
Ye'kwana demonstratives
category inanimate
pronoun		 animate pronoun deictic adverb
Caura River dialect Cunucunuma River dialect singular plural speaker anaphoric land side watercourse approximate
proximal proximal edö,Y e'döD mö'dö — eetö eese eesemjo sadö
medial mödö mööyö,Y mööñöD kanno — möötö — — — —
distal medial möönü mökkü makkamo inña möntö mönse aneeseja mönsemjo maadö
invisible distal iyö,Y iiyöD ñöödö ñanno — yöötö unwaa — — —
Y. Caura River dialect.
D. Cunucunuma River dialect.

References
  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “eese”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎, Lyon, pages 260–263, 438
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