-yato

yato yatō -ya'to Ye'kwana Pronunciation Etymology 1 From mch -ya recent/distant past perfective suffix -to plural verb suffix. Suffix mch suffix Forms the plural of the recent past perfective tense of the verb mch ei to be when the arguments of the verb are third-person. Forms the plural of the distant past perfective tense of the verb mch ei to be when both the agent and patient (if there is one) of the verb are third-person. Etymology 2 Suffix mch suffix Allomorph of mch -ato recent past imperfective non-third-person plural suffix used for stems that end in mch i. References 215–216