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lup ‘say in a short cut way (briefly)’  
   
imp ‘go through the short-cut’
   
mp ‘do using the shortest method’
‘pu’ is added to indicate that the action is done unknowingly and in the wrong way.
tapu ‘drink unknowingly which is wrong’
lupu ‘tell unknowingly which is wrong’
apu ‘come unknowingly which is wrong’
‘pi’ is added to convey a negative meaning while scolding etc., which is opposite of the lexical meaning.
lupi ‘continue to ay (means should not ocntinue to say)’
   
mpi ‘continue to do (means should not continue to do)’
   
bip ‘continue to give (means should not continue to give)’
‘b’ is used to indicate the successful nature of the action identified by the verb.
mb ‘succeed in doing’
   
lub ‘succeed in telling’
   
bib ‘succeed in giving’
‘b’ is added to indicate the certainty on the part of the speaker about the statement. This occurs with proximate past and proximate future.
mb ‘do certainly’
   
lub tell certainly’
   
bib ‘give certainly’
‘b’ is added to indicate the act of joining/sharing with others in performing an action.
mb ‘join/share with others in doing’
   
db ‘join/share with others in eating’
   
bib ‘join/share with others in giving’
‘di’ is added to indicate that the action is done intentionally
mend kill intentionally’
   
lud ‘say intentionally’
   
bid ‘give intentionally’
‘ti’ is used to indicate the repetitive nature of the action.
luti ‘repeat telling’
mti ‘repeat doing’
biti ‘repeat giving’
‘ter’ is added to indicate that the action is done to make someone to part with the action/habit he is engaged in.
luter ‘tell to make to part with certain action engaged in’
mter ‘do to make to part with certain action engaged in’
biter ‘give to make to part with certain action  engaged in’
 

 

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