-tö
See also: Appendix:Variations of "to"
Ye'kwana
[edit]| ALIV | -tö |
|---|---|
| Brazilian standard | -tä |
| New Tribes | -tä |
Alternative forms
[edit]- -chö (allomorph after i)
Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-tö
- forms the plural of the distant past tense when both the agent and patient (if there is one) of the verb are first- or second-person
- forms the plural of performative moods (imperative, prohibitive, jussive, admonitive, and rogative) when both the agent and patient (if there is one) of the verb are first- or second-person
Usage notes
[edit]This suffix can cause syllable reduction.
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (after an unreduced open syllable) -'tö
Suffix
[edit]-tö
- forms a benefactive transitive verb from a noun, with the meaning ‘to bring about X for (someone or something)’, ‘to provide (someone) X’
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 3
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-tö
- forms adverbs with an active-participle-like meaning from a handful of transitive verbs
References
[edit]- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “-tö”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon, pages 124, 147–148, 156, 213–222