-kon
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "kon"
Abinomn
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Suffix
-kon
- used to form plural nouns in certain cases (not including dual nouns)
Usage notes
The plural rule does not apply to all nouns. For example, the plural of "kari" (barbed arrow) is "karigon". However, due to the understudied nature of the language, the pattern for which nouns use which plural suffixes remains unknown.
Derived terms
Garo
Etymology
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Affix
-kon
- probably, indicates that the action is not certain.
- Uamang ianona re·taijawakon.
- They will probably never come here.
Mohawk
Suffix
-kon
References
- Nora Deering, Helga H. Delisle (1976) Mohawk: A teaching grammar (preliminary version), Quebec: Manitou College, page 114
Ojibwe
Noun
-kon (obligatorily possessed)
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/kon-nid