-tonkomo

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	-tonkomo
Brazilian standard	-tonkomo
New Tribes	-toncomo

Alternative forms

• -chonkomo (allomorph after i)

Etymology

-tomo (plural possessive suffix) +‎ -komo (plural suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [-toŋkomo]

Suffix

-tonkomo

1. forms possessed forms of animate nouns, including kinship terms and pets, with a plural possessor

Usage notes

The possessed noun, despite having two plural suffixes attached, is semantically not specified as plural and may be interpreted as either singular or plural depending on the pragmatic context.

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[1], Lyon, pages 116–117