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===-s===
The -s conjugation has a few slipups.  The verb '''pipsis''' "to sleep in a tree, camp out" is used here as an example of an -s verb.
{| class="wikitable"
! pipsis
!
! Past
! Present
! Imperative
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| rowspan="3"|Intransitive
| 1st person
|  pipsiši
|  pipsišo
|  pipsišub
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| 2nd person
|  pipsiše
|  pipsišae
|  pipsiši
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| 3rd person
|  pipsišel
|  pipsiša
|  pipsišob
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| rowspan="3"|Transitive
| 1st person
|  pipsispi
|  pipsispo
|  pipsispub
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| 2nd person
|  pipsispe
|  pipsispae
|  pipsispi
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| 3rd person
|  pipsispel
|  pipsispa
|  pipsispob
|}
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==Notes==
==Notes==

Revision as of 18:11, 14 February 2016

Poswa verbs have 8 conjugation classes corresponding to the final letter of the stem of the verb. The commonest final vowel is /a/, so -a is considered the first conjugation class. Each verb also conjugates for three persons (1st, 2nd, 3rd) and three tenses: past, present, and imperative. The "plain" future tense is derived from the imperative. Verbal moods are handled by inflecting the conjugated verb (which always ends in a vowel) with consonants that resemble noun inflections. It could thus be said that verbs in Poswa are merely a subset of nouns. Lastly, each verb can be inflected for transitivity, so from each verb stem can be formed 54 forms. [1]

Conjugation tables

-a

The verb luba "to change color, repaint" is used here as an example of an -a verb.

VERB Past Present Imperative
Intransitive 1st person lubi lubo lubub
2nd person lube lubae lubi
3rd person lubel luba lubob
Transitive 1st person lubabi lubabo lubabub
2nd person lubabe lubabae lubabi
3rd person lubabel lubaba lubabob

Thus one can say Blebbloblop lippipa lubabi, "I painted the wall green", but Lusafampi lubi žužum "I turned pink from embarrassment" after discovering you've painted over the windows as well.


-e/-i

As Poswa inherited the "a e i o u" vowel order from Pabappa, and places its vowels before its consonants, the second conjugation is the one representing verb stems ending in -e or -i. The verb wape "to help, provide for" is used here as an example of an -e verb. The endings would be the same if the verb ended in -i instead. Unlike the -a conjugation, the -e/-i conjugation always adds a syllable to the intransitive form and two syllables to the transitive form. This is because the final vowel of the verb stem does not collapse the way it does in the -a words.

wape Past Present Imperative
Intransitive 1st person wapebi wapebo wapebub
2nd person wapebe wapebae wapebi
3rd person wapebel wapeba wapebob
Transitive 1st person wapebabi wapebabo wapebabub
2nd person wapebabe wapebabae wapebabi
3rd person wapebabel wapebaba wapebabob

-o/-u/-y

A more complicated setup is the third conjugation, that which reflects words ending in the rounded vowels /o/, /u/, and /y/ (a rounded schwa-like sound).

The verb subu "to conquer, take over" is used here as an example of an -u verb. The endings would be the same if the verb ended in -o or -y instead, but note that most verb stems ending in -o do not belong to this conjugation.

subu Past Present Imperative
Intransitive 1st person subwi subwo subwub
2nd person subwe subwae subwi
3rd person subwel subwa subwob
Transitive 1st person subwabi subwabo subwabub
2nd person subwabe subwabae subwabi
3rd person subwabel subwaba subwabob

-p

The first consonant-stem conjugation is the -p conjugation, because /p/ is the first consonant in the Poswa alphabet. Since all reflexive verbs end in /p/, this conjugation is more common than the other consonant conujgations. However, many verb stems that end in /p/ are normal verbs, not reflexives. The verb blop "to see, focus" is used below as an example of a non-reflexive /p/ verb. Note that, unlike the vowel conjugations above, the transitive form is not merely derived by inserting the infix "-ab-" into the intransitive form.

blop Past Present Imperative
Intransitive 1st person blofi blofo blofub
2nd person blofe blofae blofi
3rd person blofel blofa blofob
Transitive 1st person blobbi blobbo blobbub
2nd person blobbe blobbae blobbi
3rd person blobbel blobba blobbob


-m

The -m conjugation is very simple. The verb pessam "to cuddle, hug, squeeze someone" is used here as an example of an -m verb.

pessam Past Present Imperative
Intransitive 1st person pessambi pessambo pessambub
2nd person pessambe pessambae pessambi
3rd person pessambel pessamba pessambob
Transitive 1st person pessambabi pessambabo pessambabub
2nd person pessambabe pessambabae pessambabi
3rd person pessambabel pessambaba pessambabob

-s

The -s conjugation has a few slipups. The verb pipsis "to sleep in a tree, camp out" is used here as an example of an -s verb.

pipsis Past Present Imperative
Intransitive 1st person pipsiši pipsišo pipsišub
2nd person pipsiše pipsišae pipsiši
3rd person pipsišel pipsiša pipsišob
Transitive 1st person pipsispi pipsispo pipsispub
2nd person pipsispe pipsispae pipsispi
3rd person pipsispel pipsispa pipsispob

Notes

  1. ↑ This seems low? I think there is a second conjugation which substitutes an -al- for all of the -ab- infixes, changing the meaning to passive (and can only be used with transitive verbs). Also, I just remembered that the -ab- changes to -eb- to mark yet another shade of meaning, and that there is probably an -el- too, so the transitive tables should actually be quadrupled.
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