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* perfective - '''-iwa''' | * perfective - '''-iwa''' | ||
:: This suffix indicates that an action is completed. It is often translated by the English present perfect (''have done something'') | :: This suffix indicates that an action is completed. It is often translated by the English present perfect (''have done something'') | ||
# '''ayyemiwa''' - <small>eat.1SG-PFV</small> - I have eaten. | |||
* continuous - '''-ib''' | * continuous - '''-ib''' | ||
Revision as of 08:33, 16 October 2015
- See also: Ilya dictionary
- á é í ó ú ñ š
sounds
- q - /ʔ/
- sh - /ʃ/
- y - /j/
verbs
- ben - gnaw; grind; chew; bite
- beyen - I chew
- beyenesh - I chewed
- beyeran - I may chew
- kabeyen - I do not chew
- kabeqeneshe - /kabeʔeˈneʃe/ - NEG-bite.3SG.NOM-PST-3SG.ACC - She did not bite it.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | beyen I chew |
beyun we chew |
| 2 | behen you chew |
behun you (all) chew |
| 3 | beqen he/she/it chews |
bequn they chew |
tenses
- non-past - -Ø
- past - -esh
aspects
- perfective - -iwa
- This suffix indicates that an action is completed. It is often translated by the English present perfect (have done something)
- ayyemiwa - eat.1SG-PFV - I have eaten.
- continuous - -ib
- This suffix indicates that an action is ongoing.
- bequniba - bite.3PL-CONT-2SG - They are biting you.
- kashahabib - fear.2SG-CONT - You do not fear.
moods
nouns
- eben - tooth; fang
- ebenen - teeth; fangs
- eben - tooth; fang [nominative]
- ebenya - tooth; fang [oblique]
- ebenin - tooth; fang [genitive]
- ebenwa - tooth; fang [instrumental]
- ebenai - tooth; fang [vocative]
- ebenta - on/in/at the tooth; fang [locative]
pronouns
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -yV- | -yu- |
| 2 | -hV- | -hu- |
| 3 | -qV- | -qu- |
