-akö

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ako"

Ye'kwana

Alternative forms

• -kakö, -yakö (allomorphs)

Etymology

From -a (recent/distant past imperfective suffix) +‎ -kö (distant past imperfective third-person suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [-akə]

Suffix

-akö

1. Forms the singular of the distant past imperfective tense when both the agent and patient (if there is one) of the verb are third-person.

Usage notes

This suffix can cause syllable reduction. The suffix takes the form -kakö when the preceding syllable is reducible and has an onset of k, -yakö when the preceding syllable ends in i, and -akö in other contexts.

Derived terms

• -a'to

References

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