-tö
See also: Appendix:Variations of "to"
Ye'kwana
editALIV | -tö |
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Brazilian standard | -tä |
New Tribes | -tä |
Alternative forms
edit- -chö (allomorph after i)
Pronunciation
editEtymology 1
editSuffix
edit-tö
- forms the plural of the distant past tense when both the agent and patient (if there is one) of the verb are first- or second-person
- forms the plural of performative moods (imperative, prohibitive, jussive, admonitive, and rogative) when both the agent and patient (if there is one) of the verb are first- or second-person
Usage notes
editThis suffix can cause syllable reduction.
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editAlternative forms
edit- (after an unreduced open syllable) -'tö
Suffix
edit-tö
- forms a benefactive transitive verb from a noun, with the meaning ‘to bring about X for (someone or something)’, ‘to provide (someone) X’
Derived terms
editEtymology 3
editSuffix
edit-tö
- forms adverbs with an active-participle-like meaning from a handful of transitive verbs
References
edit- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “-tö”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon, pages 124, 147–148, 156, 213–222