Revision as of 16:30, 16 October 2015

sounds

beyen - I chew

beyenesh - I chewed

beyeran - I may chew

kabeyen - I do not chew

mebehenib - Are you chewing?

kabeqeneshe - /kabeʔeˈneʃe/ - NEG-bite.3SG.NOM-PST-3SG.ACC - She did not bite it.

This suffix indicates that an action is completed. It is often translated by the English present perfect (have done something)

This suffix indicates that an action is ongoing.

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 * '''ben''' - gnaw; grind; chew; bite
 : '''beyen''' - I chew
 : '''beyenesh''' - I chewed
 : '''beyeran''' - I may chew
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 : '''mebehenib''' - Are you chewing?
 : '''kabeqeneshe''' - /kabeʔeˈneʃe/ - <small>NEG-bite.3SG.NOM-PST-3SG.ACC</small> - She did not bite it.
-{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 200px;"
-|+ ben - ''gnaw; grind; chew''
-!
-! singular
-! plural
-|-
-! 1
-| '''beyen'''<br>I chew || '''beyun'''<br>we chew
-|-
-! 2
-| | '''behen'''<br>you chew || '''behun'''<br>you (all) chew
-|-
-! 3
-| | '''beqen'''<br>he/she/it chews || '''bequn'''<br>they chew
-|}
 == tenses ==
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 * '''eben''' - tooth; fang
-* '''ebenen''' - teeth; fangs
+* '''ebna''' - teeth; fangs
 <br>
 * '''eben''' - the tooth [nominative / subject] NOM
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 == pronouns ==
-{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 200px;"
+* nominative
-|+ pronouns
+** first person [-yV-]
-!
+** second person [-hV-]
-! singular
+** third person [-CCa-]
-! plural
-|-
+* oblique
-! 1
+** first person [-i]
-| -yV- || -yu-
+** second person [-ah]
-|-
+** third person [-(q)e]
-! 2
-| -hV- || -hu-
-|-
-! 3
-| -qV- || -qu-
-|}