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English: I called them to come. |
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Adverb |
Prefix Positions |
Stem |
Object Pronoun |
Gender |
Mode/Aspect T+Mode+P |
Inner Subject Pronoun |
Classifier |
Morphemes |
Un |
qbe |
de |
ghe + i |
esh |
Ø |
ni |
Morpheme Changes |
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d |
gh |
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e deletes when preceded by a morpheme boundary |
e and i delete to avoid double vowels |
English |
Come |
them |
perception of sound |
perfect |
I |
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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 |