-ké

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ke"

Navajo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-kʰɛ́/

Etymology 1

Suffix

-ké

1. Pluralizing enclitic, indicating three or more. It may pluralize people only.

   achʼéʼé, achʼéʼéké ― woman’s daughters

   ádí, ádíké ― older sisters

   ashkii, ashiiké ― boys

   análí, análíké ― paternal grandparents

   atʼééd, atééké ― girls

   atsóí, atsóóké ― woman’s grandchildren

   atsiʼ, atsiʼké ― man’s daughters

   ayáázh, ayáázhké ― woman’s sons

   ayeʼ, ayeʼké ― man's sons

See also

• da- (distributive plural prefix)

Etymology 2

Stem

-ké

1. Verbal stem occurring in the following root, aspect, and mode combinations:

Aspect	IMP	PERF	FUT	ITER	OPT
MOM		-KÉ (sit)
NEU		-KÉ (sit)