-nei'jüdü

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See also: -ñei'jüdü

Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV -nei'jüdü
Brazilian standard -nei'jhödö
New Tribes -nei'jödö

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Apparently from -nei (agentive suffix) +‎ -'jüdü (past nominalizer); but note that while -nei can only attach to transitive verbs, -nei'jüdü attaches to intransitive verbs.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-nei'jüdü

  1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    1. forms a noun indicating completed action (from which one has subsequently moved or come) from an intransitive verb

References

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  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “-nei'jüdü”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon, page 143