kwaka

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Ye'kwana

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Alternative forms

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  • chaka (allomorph after i)

Etymology

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From Proto-Cariban *kuwaka. Synchronically as if suffixed with -ka (to, at). Compare Apalaí kuaka, Hixkaryana kwaka, Macushi kata, and Waiwai kwaka.

Pronunciation

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Postposition

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kwaka

  1. at, in, on, to; indicates a specific location or goal at an aquatic object

Usage notes

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This postposition cannot take person markers to indicate its object.

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon, pages 267–272