-ké

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ke"

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /-kʰɛ́/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Athabaskan *-qeˑ. Compare Dena'ina -qa, Ahtna -kaey.

Suffix

-ké

  1. Pluralizing enclitic, indicating three or more. It may pluralize people only.
    achʼéʼé, achʼéʼéké ― woman’s daughters
    ádí, ádíké ― older sisters
    ashkii, ashiiké ― boys
    análí, análíké ― paternal grandparents
    atʼééd, atʼééké ― girls
    atsóí, atsóóké ― woman’s grandchildren
    atsiʼ, atsiʼké ― man’s daughters
    ayáázh, ayáázhké ― woman’s sons
    ayeʼ, ayeʼké ― man's sons

See also

  • da- (distributive plural prefix)
  • -yóó

Etymology 2

Stem

-ké

  1. Verbal stem occurring in the following root, aspect, and mode combinations:
Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Iterative Optative
Momentaneous -KÉ (sit)
Neuter -KÉ (sit)
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