-akö
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ako"
Ye'kwana
[edit]| ALIV | -akö |
|---|---|
| Brazilian standard | -akä |
| New Tribes | -acä |
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From -a (recent/distant past imperfective suffix) + -kö (distant past imperfective third-person suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-akö
- Forms the singular of the distant past imperfective tense when both the agent and patient (if there is one) of the verb are third-person.
Usage notes
[edit]This suffix can cause syllable reduction. The suffix takes the form -kakö when the preceding syllable is reducible and has an onset of k, -yakö when the preceding syllable ends in i, and -akö in other contexts.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon, pages 213–222