7.8.12.1. Past Perfective |
Past perfective is formed by the addition of the auxiliary verb man ‘to be’ to the past adverbial Participle form, which in turn is followed by the durative suffix. The pronominal endings are added at the end.
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Example: |
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Verb |
I, II and III person singular |
I, II and III person plural |
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tin- ‘to eat’ |
tin-ji-mat-t-on |
tin-ji-mat-t-or |
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ke:nj- ‘to listen’ |
ke:nj-si-mat-t-on- |
ke:nj-si-mat-t-or- |
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we:h- ‘to tell’ |
we:h-ci-mat-t-on- |
we:h-ci-mat-t-or- |
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ta:s- ‘to keep’ |
ta:s-si-mat-t-on- |
ta:s-si-mat-t-or- |
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ta:lk- ‘to speak’ |
ta:lk-si-mat-t-on- |
ta:lk-si-mat-t-or- |
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7.8.12.2. Imperfective |
Imperfective is formed by the addition of the auxiliary verb man ‘to be’ to the present adverbail pariciple followed by the durative suffixes.
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Examples: |
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Verb |
I, II and III person singular |
I, II and III person plural |
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ke:nj- ‘to listen’ |
ke:nj-sok-mat-t-on- |
ke:nj-sok-mat-t-or- |
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wa:r ‘to sing’ |
wa:r-sok-mat-t-on- |
wa:r-sok-mat-t-or- |
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we:h- ‘to tell’ |
we:h-cok-mat-t-on- |
we:h-cok-mat-t-or- |
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ta:s- ‘to keep’ |
ta:s-sok-mat-t-on- |
ta:s-sok-mat-t-or- |
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ta:lk- ‘to speak’ |
ta:lk-sok-mat-t-on- |
ta:lk-sok-mat-t-or- |
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The following pronominal endings (Set-7) occur at the end of perfective and imperfectives.
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Person |
Singular |
Plural |
I |
a:n |
o:m |
II |
i:/i:n |
i:/i:r/i: |
III Masculine |
o:r |
o:r |
III Non-masc. |
a |
u: |
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