Irregular Verbs in Héhà

Héhà has only three irregular verbs: sá (to have, to hold, and to contain), u (to be), and àrì (to go, to come, to return, to move).

HÁ

Hà is unique among these three verbs in that it does not incorporate information such as person or number into its conjugation. In this respect it is much more regular. In fact, the only way in which this verb is irregular is that it has (similarly to the French verb aller) combined two verbal conjugations into one.

For the perfective, the form used is sy. For the imperfective, ky.

Héhà ì sy vadó.
man yesterday have_PERF basket
The man had a basket yesterday

Héhà ín ky vadó.
man now have_IMPERF basket
The man is holding a basket.

U

U has incorporated the various pronouns, which are now required in its conjugation.

ÀRÌ

Àri has also incorporated pronouns, which are also now a part of its conjugation .