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Verbs are conjugated according to person, number, tense, aspect, mood which are indicated by suffixes, prefixes and reduplication. | Verbs are conjugated according to person, number, tense, aspect, mood which are indicated by suffixes, prefixes and reduplication. | ||
There are three | ===Conjugation Tables=== | ||
*vowel-ending | |||
*consonant-ending | There are three conjugation classes based on the infinite forms: | ||
*vowel-ending | |||
*consonant-ending | |||
*irregular which do show characteristics of either first or second conjugation | *irregular which do show characteristics of either first or second conjugation | ||
''' | The conjugation stem is received by removing the last syllable, and then endings are added to its place. | ||
Ia) last vowel ''a/o'': ''tol|l'''a''''' see | |||
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 700px; text-align:center;" | |||
! style="width: 75px; "| | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 1st Singular | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 2nd Singular | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 3rd Singular | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 1st Plural | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 2nd Plural | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 3rd Plural | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 2nd SG Polite | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 2nd PL Polite | |||
|- | |||
! style="" | Present simple | |||
|tol'''a'''n | |||
|tolu | |||
|tol'''a''' | |||
|tolom | |||
|tolus | |||
|tolos | |||
|toltu | |||
|toltus | |||
|- | |||
! style="" | Past simple | |||
|tolin | |||
|tolui | |||
|tol'''a'''i | |||
|tolimo | |||
|toluis | |||
|tolosi | |||
|tolti | |||
|toltis | |||
|- | |||
! style="" | Future | |||
|tolaran | |||
|tolrau | |||
|tolas | |||
|tolramo | |||
|tolrus | |||
|tolaros | |||
|toltaru | |||
|toltarus | |||
|} | |||
Ib) last vowel ''e'', often intransitive: ''rok|ke'' run | |||
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 700px; text-align:center;" | |||
! style="width: 75px; "| | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 1st Singular | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 2nd Singular | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 3rd Singular | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 1st Plural | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 2nd Plural | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 3rd Plural | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 2nd SG Polite | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 2nd PL Polite | |||
|- | |||
! style="" | Present simple | |||
| eng | |||
|e | |||
| | |||
| em | |||
| es | |||
|ös | |||
|ite | |||
|ites | |||
|- | |||
! style="" | Past simple | |||
| ing | |||
| ei | |||
| i | |||
|im | |||
| is | |||
|ösi | |||
| eti | |||
|etis | |||
|- | |||
! style="" | Future | |||
| eran | |||
| raa | |||
| ase | |||
| rom | |||
|res | |||
| rös | |||
|tare | |||
|tare | |||
|} | |||
IIa) last consonant ''m'': ''s'''u'''m'' speak | |||
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 700px; text-align:center;" | |||
! style="width: 75px; "| | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 1st Singular | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 2nd Singular | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 3rd Singular | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 1st Plural | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 2nd Plural | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 3rd Plural | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 2nd SG Polite | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 2nd PL Polite | |||
|- | |||
! style="" | Present simple | |||
|s'''u'''n | |||
|s(a)m'''u''' | |||
| s'''u''' | |||
| s'''u'''mo(o) | |||
|s(a)m'''u'''s | |||
|s'''u'''s | |||
|s'''u'''tu | |||
|s(a)m'''u'''tu | |||
|- | |||
! style="" | Past simple | |||
|s'''u'''in | |||
|s(a)m'''u'''i | |||
| s'''u'''i | |||
| s'''u'''im | |||
|s(a)m'''u'''is | |||
|s'''u'''is | |||
|s'''u'''tti | |||
|s(a)m'''u'''tti | |||
|- | |||
! style="" | Future | |||
| s'''u'''ran | |||
|s'''u'''ra | |||
| s'''u'''as | |||
| s'''u'''rom | |||
|s'''u'''rus | |||
|s'''u'''ros | |||
|s'''u'''rta | |||
|s'''u'''rasa | |||
|} | |||
IIb) last syllable ''tes''/''kes''/''hes'' (→ z, x, sh): ''ty|tes'' get | |||
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 700px; text-align:center;" | |||
! style="width: 75px; "| | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 1st Singular | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 2nd Singular | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 3rd Singular | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 1st Plural | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 2nd Plural | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 3rd Plural | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 2nd SG Polite | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 2nd PL Polite | |||
|- | |||
! style="" | Present simple | |||
| ten | |||
|tse=ze | |||
|te | |||
| töm | |||
| zes | |||
|tös | |||
|zite | |||
|zites | |||
|- | |||
! style="" | Past simple | |||
| t(e)in | |||
| zei | |||
| tei | |||
| töim | |||
|zeis | |||
| töis | |||
|zeti | |||
|zetis | |||
|- | |||
! style="" | Future | |||
| teran | |||
| zera | |||
| tas | |||
| terom | |||
|zerus | |||
| teros | |||
|zare | |||
|zares | |||
|} | |||
==Aspects== | |||
Imperfective is formed by adding prefixes ''bo'' for Ia & IIa or ''be'' for Ib & IIb to the conjugated form and often also lengthening the last vowel: ''Pekin''→''Bopekiin'', I gave → I was giving | |||
Perfect prefixes: ''ju'' for Ia, ''ma'' for IIa and ''je'' for Ib & IIb: ''Roke'' → ''Jeroke'', You run → You have run | |||
Ancestral past in the third person is used when discussing ancient historical events and it is formed by adding the prefix ''ne'' to pluperfect (past perfect) form: ''Komai sish.'' → ''Jukomai sish.'' → ''Nejukomai sish.'', He did it. → He had done it. → He had done it a long time ago. (or: It was done eons ago.) | |||
===Moods=== | |||
Plain imperative is formed simply by using the indicative present singular third person verb form together with a pronoun: '''''Peko foo''' sish naee!'' You give it to me! | |||
==Nouns== | ==Nouns== | ||