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English: I'm listening to you. |
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Prefix Positions |
Stem |
Adverb |
Incorporate |
Object Pronoun |
Gender |
Mode/Aspect
T+Mode+P |
Inner Subject Pronoun |
Classifier |
Morphemes |
Qa |
du |
ne |
de |
i + Ø |
esh |
Ø |
nesh |
Morpheme Changes |
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n |
d |
i deletes when preceded by a conjunct prefix |
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e deletes before a conjunct prefix |
e deletes to avoid double vowels |
English |
Noise |
has to do with mouth or speech |
you |
perceptions of sound |
imperfect |
I |
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hear sound of object
Mode: imperfect
Aspect: momentaneous
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Verb Theme |
qa + du (da) # Object + d Gender + Ø classifier + nik (root) |
Meaning |
hear sound of object, object makes noise, become aware of object by hearing object's noise |
Theme Class |
Successive |
Type |
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Stem Set: Root = nik, Tag = feel, move the hand |
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Mode |
Aspect |
Imperfect |
Perfect |
Future |
Optative |
Momentaneous |
nesh |
nesh |
nesh |
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Repetitive |
nex |
nex |
nix |
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Neuter |
nesh |
nesh |
nik |
nesh |
Progressive |
nesh |
nesh |
nish |
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Continuative |
nik |
nik |
nik |
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Neuter-Negative |
nik' |
nik' |
nik' |
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