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English: They called us to come. |
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Adverb |
Prefix Positions |
Stem |
Object Pronoun |
Outer Subject Pronoun |
Gender |
Mode/Aspect T+Mode+P |
Classifier |
Morphemes |
Un |
na |
qe |
de |
ghe + i |
Ø |
ni |
Morpheme Changes |
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h |
d |
i deletes to avoid double vowels |
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qe changes to h and e deletes when preceding a consonant |
e deletes when preceded by a morpheme boundary |
English |
Come |
us |
they |
perception of sound |
perfect |
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say, tell (call)
Mode: perfect
Aspect: durative
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Stem Set: Root = ni, Tag = say, deem |
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Mode |
Aspect |
Imperfect |
Perfect |
Future |
Optative |
Durative |
ni |
ni |
nił |
ni'/nih |
Momentaneous |
nix |
ni |
nił |
ni |
Neuter |
ni |
ni |
ni |
nih |
Neuter-Negative |
ne' |
ne' |
ne' |
ne' |
Transitional |
nit |
nit |
nił |
nih |