-mü

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mu"

Ye'kwana

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [-mɨ]

Suffix

-mü

1. Forms nouns with nominalized-participle-like meanings from verbs, with the noun referring to the patient argument of transitive verbs or the sole argument of intransitive verbs: ‘the one X-ing’ (intransitive), ‘the one to X’, ‘the one being X-ed’ (transitive).

Usage notes

This suffix has a suppletive plural form -aamo, which must be used with intransitive verbs. Some transitive verbs can take both the suppletive plural and a regular plural -mü + -komo with no apparent difference in meaning.

Derived terms

Ye'kwana terms suffixed with -mü

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “-mü”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[1], Lyon, pages 146–147