-töne
See also: tone, Tone, Töne, and tonę
Maquiritari
Alternative forms
- (allomorph after i) -chöne
Etymology
From -tö (distant past non-third-person plural suffix) + -ne (distant past tense suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [-təne]
Suffix
-töne
- Forms the plural of the distant past perfective tense 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.
References
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) Grammaire Fonctionelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon, page 213–222