-mjüdü

Ye'kwana

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *-nɨpɨ + *-rɨ. The second morpheme is equivalent to -dü (possessive marker), but seems to no longer be analyzed as such in modern Ye'kwana.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [-mm̥ɨɾ̠ɨ]

Suffix

-mjüdü

  1. Marks a noun as possessed in the past; used with very few nouns.

Derived terms
Ye'kwana terms suffixed with -mjüdü

References
  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎, Lyon, page 119
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