-ㅂ네까
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Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]See 습니까 (-seumnikka).
Suffix
[edit]ㅂ네까 • (-mnekka)
- (Pyongan, Northern Hwanghae, areas of Hamgyong) Post-vowel or post-liquid allomorphic form of 습네까 (-seumnekka, formal polite interrogative suffix)
- Synonym: ㅂ니까 (-mnikka)
Usage notes
[edit]While some North Korean defectors claim that this is an exaggerated or even a made-up form, most defectors are Yukjin or Hamgyong speakers from Northern Hamgyong or Yanggang Province, and thus use, 슴둥 (-seumdung), 슴두 (-seumdu) or 슴까 (-seumkka) forms instead. Among defectors from Pyongan speaking areas, some appear to consider this form old fashioned or quaint.