"-aato" meaning in Ye'kwana

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  "etymology_text": "Seemingly from -a (nonpast suffix) + -to (plural verb suffix); however, compare -ato (“recent past imperfective non-third-person plural suffix”), apparently formed from the same morphemes but without the unexpected vowel lengthening. According to Cáceres, it is unclear if this suffix in fact presents a long vowel, or if it rather has a geminated consonant after the vowel, and more study is needed to determine if perhaps it is not formed with -to but a different plural suffix specific to the nonpast tense.",
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        "Forms the plural of the nonpast tense."
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          "word": "-kaato"
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    {
      "ipa": "[-aːto]"
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  "word": "-aato"
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      "ipa": "[-aːto]"
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      "word": "-kaato"
    },
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      "word": "-yaato"
    }
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  "word": "-aato"
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