t- -ke

See also: tke

Ye'kwana

Alternative forms

See the allomorphs listed at t-, -ke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t- -ke]

Circumfix

t- -ke

1. Forms adverbs from nouns with a resulting meaning of ‘having X’, ‘with X’.

Usage notes

It is unclear if t- -ke is best analyzed as an adverbializing circumfix or as a separate unspecified person prefix t- and adverbializing suffix -ke.

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “-ke”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[1], Lyon, pages 150–151