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==Verbs== | ==Verbs== | ||
=== tense === | |||
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! '''''Tense''''' || '''Kala''' || ''Gloss'' || English | |||
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| '''''past''''' || '''na inaye''' || ''1SG eat.PST'' || I ate. / I did eat. | |||
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| '''''recent past''''' || '''na inayehi''' || ''1SG eat.REC'' || I just ate. | |||
|- | |||
| '''''remote past''''' || '''na inayeha''' || ''1SG eat.REM'' || I ate a long while ago. | |||
|- | |||
| '''''present''''' || '''na ina''' || ''1SG eat'' || I eat. / I am eating. | |||
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| '''''future''''' || '''na inatli''' || ''1SG eat.FUT'' || I will eat. (at some point) | |||
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| '''''immediate future''''' || '''na inatlihi''' || ''1SG eat.IMM'' || I will eat soon. | |||
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| '''''distant future''''' || '''na inatliha''' || ''1SG eat.DIS'' || I will eat a long while from now. | |||
|} | |||
* [[Kala]] does not distinguish perfect and imperfect aspects of the verb (e.g. ‘I ate’, ‘I used to eat’, ‘I have eaten’, ‘I had eaten’). | |||
=== mood === | |||
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! '''''Mood''''' || '''Kala''' || ''Gloss'' || English | |||
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| '''''ability''''' || '''na inapa''' || ''1SG eat.ABIL'' || I am able to eat. | |||
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| '''''negative''''' || '''na inak''' || ''1SG eat.NEG'' || I do not/am not eating. | |||
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| '''''permissive''''' || '''ta inamyo''' || ''2SG eat.PERM'' || You are allowed to eat. | |||
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== Index == | == Index == | ||
Revision as of 03:13, 23 March 2013
Verbs
tense
| Tense | Kala | Gloss | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| past | na inaye | 1SG eat.PST | I ate. / I did eat. |
| recent past | na inayehi | 1SG eat.REC | I just ate. |
| remote past | na inayeha | 1SG eat.REM | I ate a long while ago. |
| present | na ina | 1SG eat | I eat. / I am eating. |
| future | na inatli | 1SG eat.FUT | I will eat. (at some point) |
| immediate future | na inatlihi | 1SG eat.IMM | I will eat soon. |
| distant future | na inatliha | 1SG eat.DIS | I will eat a long while from now. |
- Kala does not distinguish perfect and imperfect aspects of the verb (e.g. ‘I ate’, ‘I used to eat’, ‘I have eaten’, ‘I had eaten’).
mood
| Mood | Kala | Gloss | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| ability | na inapa | 1SG eat.ABIL | I am able to eat. |
| negative | na inak | 1SG eat.NEG | I do not/am not eating. |
| permissive | ta inamyo | 2SG eat.PERM | You are allowed to eat. |
