User:Masako/nkala

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.