-nüjü

Ye'kwana

Alternative forms

• -mjü, -nü' (allomorphs)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Cariban [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [-nɨhɨ]

Suffix

-nüjü

1. Forms transitive causative verbs from intransitive verbs with patient-like arguments.

   Synonym: -nöjü

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “-nüjü”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[1], Lyon, pages 133–134