-töne
Ye'kwana
editALIV | -töne |
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Brazilian standard | -täne |
New Tribes | -täne |
Alternative forms
edit- -chöne (allomorph after i)
Etymology
editFrom -tö (distant past non-third-person plural suffix) + -ne (distant past tense suffix).
Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit-töne
- forms the plural of the distant past perfective tense 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.
References
edit- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon, pages 213–222