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Revision as of 02:45, 15 September 2016
nouns
pronouns
Singular | Dual | Plural | |
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1 | wa- | pwá- | kwa- |
2 | ni- | pí- | (n)ki- |
3 | ∅ | ú- | ku- |
verbs
- Pronominal prefix - VERB STEM - tense/aspect-modal
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.