-neto

See also: neto, Neto, néto, and -ñeto

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	-neto
Brazilian standard	-neto
New Tribes	-neto

Alternative forms

• -ñeto (allomorph after i)

Etymology

From -ne (distant past tense suffix) +‎ -to (plural verb suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [-neto]

Suffix

-neto

1. forms the plural of the distant past perfective tense when the arguments of the verb include a mix of one third-person argument and one first- or second-person argument

Usage notes

This suffix can cause syllable reduction.

References

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