kwaka

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