-'kö

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ko"

Ye'kwana

Alternative forms

• -'chö (allomorph after i)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [-ʔkə]

Suffix

-'kö

1. Forms diminutives of nouns and pronouns.

   töju (“rock”) → töju'kö (“small rock”)

   wodi (“woman”) → wodi'chö (“girl”)

2. Forms a handful of adverbs relating to small size or amount.
3. Forms the comparative form of adverbs.

Usage notes

The diminutive suffix follows after any other derivational and inflectional suffixes on the word it attaches to.

Derived terms

Ye'kwana terms suffixed with -'kö

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “-'kö”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[1], Lyon, pages 110, 123
• Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, pages 311–312