-dö

See also: Appendix:Variations of "do"

Ye'kwana

Alternative forms
  • -chö (allomorph after i)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [-ɾ̠ə]

Suffix

-dö

  1. Forms transitive verbs from a small handful of nouns.
Derived terms
Ye'kwana terms suffixed with -dö

Suffix

-dö

  1. attaches to locational adverbs and certain special postpositions to indicate that they express the destination of a movement; -to, to

Suffix

-dö

  1. augmentative suffix for adverbs
Usage notes

This suffix causes lengthening of the preceding vowel.

Suffix

-dö

  1. before, earlier
Usage notes

This morpheme is properly a clitic rather than a suffix.

Suffix

-dö

  1. contrastive particle
Usage notes

This morpheme is properly a clitic rather than a suffix.

References
  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “⸗dö, -dö”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎, Lyon, pages 149, 278–280
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