Ye'kwana
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Etymology
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From iyö (inanimate invisible demonstrative pronoun) + -jünka (tag question clitic).
Pronunciation
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Particle
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yööjünka
- Used in reaction to another clause to request confirmation: Is it true? Really?
References
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- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “yööjünka”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon, pages 159–160