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-jünka
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Ye'kwana
Etymology
From mch -jünü noun negation suffix ka interrogative particle.
Pronunciation
Suffix
mch suffix
Forms a tag question, asking for confirmation.
Usage notes
In most circumstances this particle is found in the second position in a sentence (attaching to the first constituent). Occasionally, for unclear reasons, it may appear elsewhere. Unlike the negative suffix mch -jünü that forms its first element, mch -jünka can appear with words of any class, not just nouns and pronouns.
This morpheme is properly a clitic rather than a suffix.
Derived terms
mch
References
158–159 ⸗jünka