kwaka

See also: kwāka

Ye'kwana

Alternative forms

• chaka (allomorph after i)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʷaka]

Postposition

kwaka

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

Usage notes

This postposition cannot take person markers to indicate its object.

Derived terms

• na'kwaka

 

See also

Ye'kwana primitive postpositions

	generic location	specific location or goal	pathway
object class 1	awö	aka	ai
object class 2	tawö	taka	tai
aquatic object	kwawö	kwaka	kwai

References

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