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= verbs =


* '''ben''' - gnaw; grind; chew
* '''ben''' - gnaw; grind; chew; bite
: '''beyen''' - I chew
: '''beyen''' - I chew
: '''beyenesh''' - I chewed
: '''beyenesh''' - I chewed
: '''beyeran''' - I may chew
: '''beyeran''' - I may chew
: '''kabeyen''' - I do not chew
: '''kabeyen''' - I do not chew
: '''kabeqeneshe''' - /kabeʔeˈneʃe/ - <small>NEG-bite.3SG.NOM-PST-3SG.ACC</small> - She did not bite it.


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Revision as of 08:22, 16 October 2015

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.
ben - gnaw; grind; chew
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 -
  • 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)
  • continuous - -ib
This suffix indicates that an action is ongoing.

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

pronouns
singular plural
1 -yV- -yu-
2 -hV- -hu-
3 -qV- -qu-