Download Abujhmaria Book --Select Grammar Book-- ABJUHMARIA Grammar ANGAMI Grammar AO Grammar APATANI Grammar BHUMIJ Grammar BROKSKAT GOJRI Grammar HMAR Grammar KARBI Grammar KOKBOROK Grammar KUVI Grammar LOTHA Grammar MAO NAGA Grammar MISH Grammar MISING Grammar MUNDARI Grammar NAGA PIDGIN Grammar PURKI Grammar SEMA Grammar Theory of Binding Grammar URALI Grammar A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF YERAVA ABUJHMARIA GRAMMAR G.V.Natarajan 7.8. Analysis 7.8.1. Present Indicative        The verb stems are followed by the present tense suffix, which, in turn, is followed by the personal endings.        The present tense suffixes are -in and -int which are morphologically conditioned. While -in occurs the verb stem and before first and second personal pronominal endings, -int occurs before third personal pronominal endings.        The present tense form is used to indicate the habitual aspect also. Morphophonemec Changes        When followed by the present tense suffix the final nasal of the verb stems in, un, tin and pun are dropped and the preceding short vowel is lengthened. Examples: Verb I and II person III person tin- ‘to eat’ ti:h-in- ti:h-int- pun- ‘to know’ pu:h-in- pu:h-int- in- ‘to say’ i:h-in- i:h-int- un- ‘to drink’ u:h-in- u:h-int- ta:s- ‘to keep’ ta:s-in- ta:-int- wi·s- ‘to leave’ wid-in wis-int- ke:nj- ‘to hear’ ke:nj-in- ke:nj-int- ko- ‘to write’ ko-in- ‘ko-int- mi:y- ‘to bathe’ mi:y-in- mi:y-int- we:h ‘to tell’ we:h-in- we:h-int-        These present tense suffixes are followed by the pronominal endings (Set-I) Persons Singular Plural I -an -om II -i:/i:n -i:r/i: III Masculine -o:r -o:r III Non-masculine -a: -a: Previous Next Top

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