-'de

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Ye'kwana[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-'de

  1. Used on nonpast finite verb forms to indicate that the action described by the verb will or must be performed later, after some delay.

Usage notes[edit]

This morpheme is properly a clitic rather than a suffix.

Most often used with various imperative markers, -kö, -iye, -'ñojo, -i and -'no, to form a delayed imperative, but also with the nonpast marker -a and future markers -tai and -ta.

References[edit]

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “-'de”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon, pages 160–161