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Appendix:Variations of "no" Ye'kwana Alternative forms mch -ñö allomorph after mch i Pronunciation Etymology 1 Suffix mch suffix Forms infinitives and infinitive-like verbal nouns from intransitive verbs, which must bear the intransitive prefix mch w- but no person marking. Usage notes This suffix can cause syllable reduction. Derived terms mch Etymology 2 Suffix mch suffix Interrogative suffix for verbs. Marks the forms of the recent past imperfective tense not exclusive to first- or second-person arguments. Usage notes This suffix can cause syllable reduction. It never occurs alone but is always accompanied by at least the past imperfective marker mch -a preceding it. Derived terms mch -anö -anto Etymology 3 Suffix mch suffix mch verbalizer Forms transitive verbs from a few nouns and from adverbs suffixed with the attributivizer mch -je. Usage notes This suffix can cause syllable reduction. Derived terms mch verbalizer References 141, 148–149 -nö