nootü
Ye'kwana
[edit]| ALIV | nootü |
|---|---|
| Brazilian standard | nootö |
| New Tribes | nootö |
Etymology
[edit]Hall analyzes the final -tü as a fossilized derivational suffix.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nootü (possessed nootü)
Usage notes
[edit]This noun has a suppletive first-person possessed form, aicha.
References
[edit]- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “nootü”, 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 291
- Monterrey, Nalúa Rosa Silva (2012) Hombres de curiara y mujeres de conuco. Etnografía de los indigenas Ye’kwana de Venezuela, Ciudad Bolívar: Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana, pages 62–65, 70, 74: “nootü”