jökkö

See also: jokko

Ye'kwana

Etymology

Suffixed with -kökö (“by way of”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hʷəkkə]

Postposition

jökkö

1. over, above (with movement)
2. (with clausal complement) when, in, because

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “jökkö”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[1], Lyon
• Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, page 296