Following gerunds are derived from verb roots by the addition of -a:na:. When followed by suffix, -n ending verbs take the oblique -d. Oblique - occurs after the verb un-’to drink’.
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tin |
‘eat’ |
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tin-d-a:na: |
‘eating’ |
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man |
‘live’ |
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man-d-a:na: |
‘living’ |
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han |
‘go’ |
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han-d-a:na: |
‘going’ |
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in |
‘say’ |
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in-d-a:na: |
‘saying’ |
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pun |
‘know’ |
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pun-d-a:na: |
‘knowing’ |
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un |
‘drink’ |
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un--a:na: |
‘drinking’ |
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we:h |
‘speak’ |
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we:h-a:na: |
‘speaking’ |
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ko |
‘write’ |
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ko-a:na: |
‘writing’ |
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pan |
‘make’ |
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pan-a:na: |
‘making’ |
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nak |
‘cut’ |
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nak-a:na: |
‘cutting’ |
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Nouns are also derived from the verbs by suffixing -le:.
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kal |
‘steat’ |
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kal-le: |
‘thief’ |
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ka:s |
‘to be hot’ |
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ka:s-le |
‘(the thing) which is hot’ |
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‘to cook’ |
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a-le: |
‘(the food) which is cooked’ |
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wa:y |
‘to come’ |
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wa:y-le: |
‘the person who has come’ |
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an |
‘knit’ |
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an-le |
‘(the thing) which is knitted’ |
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