-kaa

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Broome Pearling Lugger Pidgin

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Etymology

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From Japanese (ka).

Particle

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-kaa

  1. marks yes/no questions
  2. marks if-assumptions

References

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  • Komei Hosokawa (1987) Malay talk on boat: an account of Broome Pearling Lugger Pidgin[1] (in Broome Pearling Lugger Pidgin)

Ingrian

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Etymology

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Akin to Finnish -kaan.

Pronunciation

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Particle

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-kaa (front-vowel variant -kää) (enclitic)

  1. Emphasises a negative sentence; (not) even
    • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva:
      Ympäär ei henkiäkää.
      There is not (even) a soul around.
  2. (nonproductive) Used to form negative indefinite pronouns
    mi- (what) + ‎-kaa → ‎mikkää (nothing)

Derived terms

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References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 147

Ojibwe

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Final

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-kaa

  1. be present, be abundant
  2. move, go

Derived terms

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See also

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