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==Verbs==
==Verbs==
=== tense ===
{| class="wikitable" border=1 style="text-align:center; width:700px; height:200px;"
! '''''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 ===
{| class="wikitable" border=1 style="text-align:center; width:700px; height:100px;"
! '''''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.
|-
|}


== 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.

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