-'kö
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ko"
Ye'kwana
[edit]ALIV | -'kö |
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Brazilian standard | -'kä |
New Tribes | -'cä |
Alternative forms
[edit]- -'chö (allomorph after i)
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-'kö
- Forms diminutives of nouns and pronouns.
- Forms a handful of adverbs relating to small size or amount.
- Forms the comparative form of adverbs.
Usage notes
[edit]The diminutive suffix follows after any other derivational and inflectional suffixes on the word it attaches to.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “-'kö”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon, pages 110, 123
- Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, pages 311–312