-iye

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See also: iye, iyẹ, and ˀiyé·-

Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV -iye
Brazilian standard -iye
New Tribes -iye

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-iye

  1. Forms the jussive mood.

Usage notes

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This suffix can be used with all persons. In the third person it takes series II markers, in all other persons series I.

References

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  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “iye”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon, pages 231–232, 440