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Appendix:Variations of "ke"
Navajo
Pronunciation
nv /-kʰɛ́/
Etymology 1
From nv ath-pro *-qeˑ. Compare tfn -qa, aht -kaey.
Suffix
nv suffix
Pluralizing enclitic, indicating three or more. It may pluralize people only.
nv achʼéʼé, achʼéʼéké woman’s daughters
nv ádí, ádíké older sisters
nv ashkii, ashiiké boys
nv análí, análíké paternal grandparents
nv atʼééd, atʼééké girls
nv atsóí, atsóóké woman’s grandchildren
nv atsiʼ, atsiʼké man’s daughters
nv ayáázh, ayáázhké woman’s sons
nv ayeʼ, ayeʼké man's sons
See also
nv da- distributive plural prefix
nv -yóó
Etymology 2
Stem
nv stem
Verbal stem occurring in the following root, aspect, and mode combinations:
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MOM nv -KÉ (sit)
NEU nv -KEED (scold) nv -KÉ (sit)
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Potawatomi
Etymology
pot alg-pro *-ehke·. Cognate to oj -ke.
Pronunciation
Suffix
pot suffix an pot intransitive 1
pot to make to make
pot zisbakwet zisbakwtoké
pot to gather to gather (from)
pot dé'men dé'mnêké
pot min minké
pot odan odanké
pot wdé'men wdé'mnêké
Derived terms
pot -ké (to make)
pot -ké (to gather)