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There are three tenses...[[wp:Nonpast_tense|nonpast]], [[wp:Past_tense|past]], and distant past. | There are three tenses...[[wp:Nonpast_tense|nonpast]], [[wp:Past_tense|past]], and distant past. | ||
* '''wanuyá''' | |||
: <tt>wa-nuy-á</tt> | |||
: <small>1S-eat-NPST</small> | |||
: ''I eat.'' | |||
* '''ninuyí''' | |||
: <tt>ni-nuy-í</tt> | |||
: <small>2S-eat-PST</small> | |||
: ''You ate.'' | |||
* '''pwánuyayá''' | |||
: <tt>pwá-nuy-ayá</tt> | |||
: <small>1DU-eat-DPST</small> | |||
: ''We (two) ate long ago.'' | |||
== moods == | |||
Various moods (or modals) are used to add nuance and subtlety. | |||
= examples = | = examples = | ||
* '''tlakíyá''' - He/she must go. | * '''tlakíyá''' - He/she must go. | ||
Revision as of 03:43, 15 September 2016
nouns
pronouns
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wa- | pwá- | kwa- |
| 2 | ni- | pí- | (n)ki- |
| 3 | ∅ | ú- | ku- |
verbs
pronominal
prefix- incorporated elements
(adverb + noun + verb)- VERB STEM - tense/aspect-modal
suffixes- syntactic
suffixes
tenses
There are three tenses...nonpast, past, and distant past.
- wanuyá
- wa-nuy-á
- 1S-eat-NPST
- I eat.
- ninuyí
- ni-nuy-í
- 2S-eat-PST
- You ate.
- pwánuyayá
- pwá-nuy-ayá
- 1DU-eat-DPST
- We (two) ate long ago.
moods
Various moods (or modals) are used to add nuance and subtlety.
examples
- tlakíyá - He/she must go.
