-nei'jüdü

See also: -ñei'jüdü

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	-nei'jüdü
Brazilian standard	-nei'jhödö
New Tribes	-nei'jödö

Alternative forms

• -ñei'jüdü (allomorph after i)

Etymology

Apparently from -nei (agentive suffix) +‎ -'jüdü (past nominalizer); but note that while -nei can only attach to transitive verbs, -nei'jüdü attaches to intransitive verbs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [-nejʔçɨɾ̠ɨ]

Suffix

-nei'jüdü

1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
   1. Forms a noun indicating completed action (from which one has subsequently moved or come) from an intransitive verb.

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “-nei'jüdü”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[1], Lyon, page 143