-mjüdü

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Ye'kwana[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Cariban *-nɨpɨ + *-rɨ. The second morpheme is equivalent to -dü (possessive marker), but seems to no longer be analyzed as such in modern Ye'kwana.

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-mjüdü

  1. Marks a noun as possessed in the past; used with very few nouns.

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon, page 119