-nü

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nu"

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV -nü
Brazilian standard -nö
New Tribes -nö

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [-nɨ]

Etymology 1

Suffix

-nü

  1. allomorph of -dü (relativizing clitic) used after the past imperfective suffix -anö

Etymology 2

Suffix

-nü

  1. (no longer productive) Forms certain nouns whose possessed forms take no further suffix, with no clear semantic contribution.

References

  • Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, page 291
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