-jə

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Jarawa[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • -wa (after back vowels)

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-jə

  1. An evidential suffix, marking an action or situation that is immediately verifiable by the listener(s).
    Antonym: -ʈʰe (non-verifiable evidential suffix)
    Allema, innen ɖag ɖ-eŋge-jə.
    Come, the foreigners have brought the coconuts [as you can see right now].