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English: They hear noise. |
Mode/Aspect = Transitional (T) + Mode + Perfective (P)
Prefix Positions | Stem | ||||||
Adverb | Outer Subject Pronoun | Outer Subject Pronoun | Gender | Mode/Aspect T+Mode+P |
Classifier | ||
Morphemes | Qa | qe | qe | de | i + Ø | Ø | nesh |
Morpheme Changes | h | h | i deletes when preceded by a conjunct prefix | ||||
qe changes to h and e deletes when preceding a consonant | qe changes to h and e deletes when preceding a consonant | ||||||
English | Noise | they | it (abstract) |
perceptions of sound | imperfect |
hear sound of object Mode: imperfect Aspect: momentaneous |
Verb Theme | qa + du (da) # Object + d Gender + Ø classifier + nik (root) |
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Meaning | hear sound of object, object makes noise, become aware of object by hearing object's noise |
Theme Class | Successive |
Type |
Stem Set: Root = nik, Tag = feel, move the hand | ||||
Mode | ||||
Aspect | Imperfect | Perfect | Future | Optative |
Momentaneous | nesh | nesh | nesh | |
Repetitive | nex | nex | nix | |
Neuter | nesh | nesh | nik | nesh |
Progressive | nesh | nesh | nish | |
Continuative | nik | nik | nik | |
Neuter-Negative | nik' | nik' | nik' |
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