t- -ke

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See also: tke

Ye'kwana

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Alternative forms

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See the allomorphs listed at t-, -ke.

Pronunciation

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Circumfix

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t- -ke

  1. Forms adverbs from nouns with a resulting meaning of ‘having X’, ‘with X’.

Usage notes

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It is unclear if t- -ke is best analyzed as an adverbializing circumfix or as a separate unspecified person prefix t- and adverbializing suffix -ke.

References

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  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “-ke”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon, pages 150–151