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!''' | !'''Subject''' | ||
!''' | !'''Object''' | ||
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!''' | !<small>'''1SG'''</small> | ||
| '''wa-''' || ''' | | '''wa-''' || '''mwa-''' | ||
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!''' | !<small>'''2SG'''</small> | ||
| '''ni-''' || ''' | | '''ni-''' || '''ni-''' | ||
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!''' | !<small>'''3SG'''</small> | ||
| '''∅''' || '''ú-''' || '''ku-''' | | '''∅''' || '''ku-''' | ||
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!<small>'''1DU'''</small> | |||
| '''pwá-''' || '''twá-''' | |||
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!<small>'''2DU'''</small> | |||
| '''pí-''' || '''(n)tí-''' | |||
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!<small>'''3DU'''</small> | |||
| '''ú-''' || '''tú-''' | |||
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!<small>'''1PL'''</small> | |||
| '''kwa-''' || '''skwa-''' | |||
|-align=center | |||
!<small>'''2PL'''</small> | |||
| '''(n)ki-''' || '''ski-''' | |||
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!<small>'''3PL'''</small> | |||
| '''ku-''' || '''sku-''' | |||
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Revision as of 04:07, 15 September 2016
sounds
vowels
Short | Long | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Front | Back | Front | Back | |
Close | i | u | iː | uː |
Open | ɐ ~ ə | aː |
nouns
pronouns
Subject | Object | |
---|---|---|
1SG | wa- | mwa- |
2SG | ni- | ni- |
3SG | ∅ | ku- |
1DU | pwá- | twá- |
2DU | pí- | (n)tí- |
3DU | ú- | tú- |
1PL | kwa- | skwa- |
2PL | (n)ki- | ski- |
3PL | ku- | sku- |
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. |
pwánuyayí | pwá-nuy-ayí | 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.