-a'kene

See also: akene, akène, and -akene

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	-a'kene
Brazilian standard	-a'kene
New Tribes	-a'quene

Alternative forms

• -ka'kene, -ya'kene (allomorphs)

Etymology

From -a (recent/distant past imperfective suffix) +‎ -tö (distant past non-third-person plural suffix) +‎ -kene (distant past imperfective suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [-aʔkene]

Suffix

-a'kene

1. forms the plural of the distant past imperfective tense when both the agent and patient (if there is one) of the verb are first- or second-person

Usage notes

This suffix can cause syllable reduction. The suffix takes the form -ka'kene when the preceding syllable is reducible and has an onset of k, -ya'kene when the preceding syllable ends in i, and -a'kene in other contexts.

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[1], Lyon, pages 213–222