-ka

Suffix

 * 1) looking for
 * 2) divided in, distributed in
 * 1) looking for
 * 2) divided in, distributed in
 * 1) divided in, distributed in

Suffix

 * nuiraka : I am drinking
 * nuiraka : I am drinking

Etymology
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Etymology
From, from. Originally probably an emphatic particle.

Particle

 * &rarr;
 * &rarr;
 * &rarr;, &rarr; ,  &rarr;
 * &rarr;, &rarr; ,  &rarr;
 * &rarr;, &rarr; ,  &rarr;

Usage notes

 * This suffix is no longer productive.
 * In some words the suffix may appear as ; this is either due to the previous word incurring gemination, or from an earlier (with a preceding ).

Etymology
From. Compare 🇨🇬.

Usage notes

 * Variants:
 *  is added to back-vowel words
 *  is added to front-vowel words

Etymology
From.

Pronoun

 * 1) ; you

Etymology 1
From. Cognates include 🇨🇬.

Particle

 * : neither, nor, and not
 * : neither, nor, and not

Usage notes

 * In the interrogative function, when added to verbs, -ka is only used after the consonant -t. Otherwise, the reduced form or its alternative form / is used.
 * In the joining function, an alternative is (rarely) also used.

Etymology 2
Akin to dialectal 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Etymology
From.

Etymology
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Etymology
, from.

Etymology
.

Etymology
.

Suffix

 * + -ka =
 * + -ka =
 * + -ka =
 * + -ka =

Article

 * 1) ; the

Usage notes

 * This form is used after the consonants -b, -d, -f, -l, -n, -r, -s and -sh.
 * After words ending in -g, -aa, -i, -y and -w, the form is used.

Etymology
From.

Etymology
From,. Compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Usage notes
This suffix is not subject to vowel harmony.

Etymology 1
Cognate to 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Suffix

 * 1)   dis-, ex-

Usage notes
This suffix exists in related languages but is rare in spontaneous speech and possibly non-productive in Ye'kwana. When it does occur, it can trigger syllable reduction and in some cases become.

Etymology 2
From.

Suffix

 * 1)   to, at