Kala Verbs
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Verbs
tense
- past tense - -ye
- na inaye
- 1SG eat.PST
- I ate. / I did eat.
| 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. |
