-tö
See also: Appendix:Variations of "to"
Maquiritari
Alternative forms
- (allomorph after i) -chö
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [-tə]
Suffix
-tö
- Forms the plural of the distant past tense when both the agent and patient (if there is one) of the verb are first- or second-person.
- Forms the plural of performative moods (imperative, prohibitive, jussive, admonitive, and rogative) when both the agent and patient (if there is one) of the verb are first- or second-person.
Usage notes
This suffix can cause syllable reduction.
Derived terms
- -töne
- -a'kene
Suffix
-tö
- Forms a benefactive transitive verb from a noun, with the meaning ‘to bring about X for (someone or something)’, ‘to provide (someone) X’.
Suffix
-tö
- Forms adverbs with an active-participle-like meaning from a handful of transitive verbs.
References
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011), “-tö”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon, page 124, 147–148, 156, 213–222