-dö

See also: Appendix:Variations of "do"

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV -dö
Brazilian standard -dä
New Tribes -dä

Alternative forms

  • -chö (allomorph after i)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [-ɾ̠ə]

Etymology 1

Suffix

-dö

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

Etymology 2

Suffix

-dö

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

Etymology 3

Suffix

-dö

  1. augmentative suffix for adverbs
Usage notes

This suffix causes lengthening of the preceding vowel.

Etymology 4

Suffix

-dö

  1. before, earlier
Usage notes

This morpheme is properly a clitic rather than a suffix.

Etymology 5

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[1], Lyon, pages 149, 278–280