-'kö
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ko"
Ye'kwana edit
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