-ñü

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "nu"

Ye'kwana[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Perhaps cognate to a possessive suffix -nü found in other Cariban languages.

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-ñü

  1. Marks a noun as possessed; used only with a very small handful of nouns.

References[edit]

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “-ñü”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎[1], Lyon, page 114
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