Ye'kwana edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Cariban *koinarô; compare Kari'na koinaro, Trió kokonjarë, Waiwai kokoñoro.

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

koiñadö

  1. yesterday

Usage notes edit

The use of this adverb is incompatible with the recent past tense; it requires the use of the distant past tense.

References edit

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “koiñadö”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon, page 219