koiñadö

Ye'kwana

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kojɲaɾ̠ə]

Adverb

koiñadö

1. yesterday

Usage notes

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

References

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