kwaka

See also: kwāka

Ye'kwana

Alternative forms

  • chaka (allomorph after i)

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *kuwaka. Synchronically as if suffixed with -ka (“to, at”). Compare Apalaí kuaka, Hixkaryana kwaka, Macushi kata, and Waiwai kwaka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʷaka]

Postposition

kwaka

  1. at, in, on, to; indicates a specific location or goal at an aquatic object

Usage notes

This postposition cannot take person markers to indicate its object.

Derived terms

See also

Ye'kwana primitive postpositions
generic location specific location or goal pathway
object class 1 awö aka ai
object class 2 tawö taka tai
aquatic object kwawö kwaka kwai

References

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎[1], Lyon, pages 267–272
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