-dö

See also: Appendix:Variations of "do"

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	-dö
Brazilian standard	-dä
New Tribes	-dä

Alternative forms

• -chö (allomorph after i)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [-ɾ̠ə]

Etymology 1

Suffix

-dö

1. forms transitive verbs from a small handful of nouns

Derived terms

Ye'kwana terms suffixed with -dö

Etymology 2

Suffix

-dö

1. attaches to locational adverbs and certain special postpositions to indicate that they express the destination of a movement; -to, to

Etymology 3

Suffix

-dö

1. augmentative suffix for adverbs

Usage notes

This suffix causes lengthening of the preceding vowel.

Etymology 4

Suffix

-dö

1. before, earlier

Usage notes

This morpheme is properly a clitic rather than a suffix.

Etymology 5

Suffix

-dö

1. contrastive particle

Usage notes

This morpheme is properly a clitic rather than a suffix.

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “⸗dö, -dö”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[1], Lyon, pages 149, 278–280