Semi-completive
:When half of the objective of an action is performed/completed,
it is semi-completive. ‘ó’
is added to the verb to indicate semi-completive aspect.
mne
‘did half of it’
lune
‘read half of it’
bine
‘gave half of it’
Inceptive
:The beginning of an action is said to be inceptive aspect.
This is indicated using ‘ri’
birine
‘started to give’
mrine
‘began to give’
lurine
‘began to tell’
Habitual
: An action that is repeated almost regularly at
regular intervals of time is said to be habitual aspect. This
aspect is indicated by the marker ‘nyo’ added
to the main verb
mnyo
‘work habitually’
inyo
‘go habitually’
lunyo
‘tell habitually’
binyo
‘give habitually’
Mood
: Mood expresses the speaker’s attitude towards the performance
of the action.
Willingness
: The willingness on the part of the subject in performing
the action is expressed by adding ‘na´’
to the main verb.
o
ina
do.
‘I am willing to go’
I go-m exist
m
mena
do.
‘he is willing to kill’
he kill-m. exist
mlu
bina
do.
‘they are willing to give’
they give-m exist
Possibility
:The possibility of the occurrence of an action is
expressed by adding ‘todo/nedo’ to the main verb.
This is a combination of simple past and the existential verb.
lujane
ó’
is added to the verb to indicate semi-completive aspect.
