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= verbs =
= verbs =


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* '''Pronominal prefix''' - '''VERB STEM''' - '''tense/aspect-modal'''
! pronominal<br />prefix
! -
| '''incorporated elements'''<br /><small>(adverb + noun + verb)</small>
! -
! VERB STEM
! -
! tense/aspect-modal<br />suffixes
! -
! syntactic<br />suffixes
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== tenses ==
== tenses ==

Revision as of 02:45, 15 September 2016

nouns

pronouns

Pronouns
Singular Dual Plural
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.