-dö
See also: Appendix:Variations of "do"
Ye'kwana
editALIV | -dö |
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Brazilian standard | -dä |
New Tribes | -dä |
Alternative forms
edit- -chö (allomorph after i)
Pronunciation
editEtymology 1
editSuffix
edit-dö
- forms transitive verbs from a small handful of nouns
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editSuffix
edit-dö
- attaches to locational adverbs and certain special postpositions to indicate that they express the destination of a movement; -to, to
Etymology 3
editSuffix
edit-dö
- augmentative suffix for adverbs
Usage notes
editThis suffix causes lengthening of the preceding vowel.
Etymology 4
editSuffix
edit-dö
Usage notes
editThis morpheme is properly a clitic rather than a suffix.
Etymology 5
editSuffix
edit-dö
- contrastive particle
Usage notes
editThis morpheme is properly a clitic rather than a suffix.
References
edit- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “⸗dö, -dö”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon, pages 149, 278–280