koiñadö

Ye'kwana

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *koinarô; compare Kari'na koinaro, Trió kokonjarë, Waiwai kokoñoro.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kojɲaɾ̠ə]

Adverb

koiñadö

  1. yesterday

Usage notes

The use of this adverb is incompatible with the recent past tense; it requires the use of the distant past tense.

References
  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “koiñadö”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎, Lyon, page 219
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