-tö

See also: Appendix:Variations of "to"

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV -tö
Brazilian standard -tä
New Tribes -tä

Alternative forms

  • -chö (allomorph after i)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [-tə]

Etymology 1

Suffix

-tö

  1. forms the plural of the distant past tense when both the agent and patient (if there is one) of the verb are first- or second-person
  2. forms the plural of performative moods (imperative, prohibitive, jussive, admonitive, and rogative) 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.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

  • (after an unreduced open syllable) -'tö

Suffix

-tö

  1. forms a benefactive transitive verb from a noun, with the meaning ‘to bring about X for (someone or something)’, ‘to provide (someone) X’
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Suffix

-tö

  1. forms adverbs with an active-participle-like meaning from a handful of transitive verbs

References

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “-tö”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon, pages 124, 147–148, 156, 213–222