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-töne

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See also: tone, Tone, Töne, and tonę

Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV -töne
Brazilian standard -täne
New Tribes -täne

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From -tö (distant past non-third-person plural suffix) +‎ -ne (distant past tense suffix).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-töne

  1. forms the plural of the distant past perfective tense when both the agent and patient (if there is one) of the verb are first- or second-person

Usage notes

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This suffix can cause syllable reduction.

References

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  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon, pages 213–222