-akö
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ako"
Ye'kwana[edit]
ALIV | -akö |
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Brazilian standard | -akä |
New Tribes | -acä |
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From -a (recent/distant past imperfective suffix) + -kö (distant past imperfective third-person suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-akö
- Forms the singular of the distant past imperfective tense when both the agent and patient (if there is one) of the verb are third-person.
Usage notes[edit]
This suffix can cause syllable reduction. The suffix takes the form -kakö when the preceding syllable is reducible and has an onset of k, -yakö when the preceding syllable ends in i, and -akö in other contexts.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon, pages 213–222