| Verbs |
| Negative Suffixes: |
Abujhmaria, Gondi (Adil), Kon a, Pengo, Mana, Kui and Kuvi share a common feature in their negative markers. In Maria and Gondi, suffix -v- occurs before 2nd person suffix and -o- elsewhere.
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| Maria |
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tin |
‘to eat’ |
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Sg. |
Pl. |
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1) tinn-o:-n |
tinn-o:-m |
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2) tin-w-i |
tin-w-i: /i:r |
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3) tinn-o:-r
(Masc.) |
tinn-o:r
(Masc.) |
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4) tinn-o:-f
(Non-masc.) |
tinn-o:-
(Non-masc.) |
| Goni |
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1) tinn-o:-n |
tinn-o:-m |
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2) tin-v-i |
tin-v-i: |
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3) tinn-o:r
(Masc.) |
tinn-(o:)-e:r
(Masc.) |
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4) tinn-o:-f
(Non-masc.) |
tinn-o:-
(Non-masc.) |
| In Koya the negative marker is -vo:/-o: |
| nor ‘to wash’ |
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Sg. |
Pl. |
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1) nor-vo:-nu |
nor-vo:-mu |
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2) nor-v-i:ni |
nor-v-i:ri |
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3)nor-vo:-ndu
(Masc.) |
nor-v-o:ru
(Masc.) |
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4) nor-vo:-Ø
(Non-masc.) |
nor-vo-(ku)
(Non-masc.) |
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In Kona and Kui the negative suffix is -?- followed by person marker. In Kuvi the marker is -po-, the vowel of which is dropped before the suffixes beginning with a vowel.
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