-dö

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "do"

Ye'kwana[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • -chö (allomorph after i)

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-dö

  1. Forms transitive verbs from a small handful of nouns.
Derived terms[edit]
Ye'kwana terms suffixed with -dö

Etymology 2[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-dö

  1. attaches to locational adverbs and certain special postpositions to indicate that they express the destination of a movement; -to, to

Etymology 3[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-dö

  1. augmentative suffix for adverbs
Usage notes[edit]

This suffix causes lengthening of the preceding vowel.

Etymology 4[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-dö

  1. before, earlier
Usage notes[edit]

This morpheme is properly a clitic rather than a suffix.

Etymology 5[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-dö

  1. contrastive particle
Usage notes[edit]

This morpheme is properly a clitic rather than a suffix.

References[edit]

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “⸗dö, -dö”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎[1], Lyon, pages 149, 278–280
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