t- -e

See also: Appendix:Variations of "te"

Ye'kwana

Alternative forms

See the allomorphs listed at t- and -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t- -e]

Circumfix

t- -e

1. Forms adverbs with a participle-like meaning from verbs; must be accompanied by an indicator specifying the role of the verb argument to which the participle refers (intransitive argument w-, transitive agent n-, or transitive patient ∅-).

Usage notes

This suffix can trigger syllable reduction on the final syllable of the stem; see the notes at -e.

It is unclear if t- -e is best analyzed as an adverbializing circumfix or as a separate unspecified person prefix t- and adverbializing suffix -e.

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “-e”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[1], Lyon, pages 151–152