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2.  ale  hola  hi?i - jan - a - le
we  yesterday  come-tense-cop-PT
‘We came yesterday’

3.
 a?e 
daru-te 
a 
bai-ked - a - ?e
he  tree-case  house  build-tense-cop-PT
‘He built the house with wood’

 2. Imperative mood : 
The sentences which express commands and requests have the imperative mood.

4. 
a - te 
seno-me
house-case  go-PT
‘Go home’

5. 
aiŋ-ke 
moyon 
kahani 
udub-a-iŋ-me
I-case  one  story  tell-cop-PT-PT
‘Tell me a story’

6. 
dyakate 
nete 
hiju-me
please  here  come-PT
‘Please come here’

7. 
kakalakate 
alom 
jagar
loudly  not  speak
‘Do not speak loudly’

 3. Interrogative mood: 
The sentences which express question have interrogative mood.

8. 
a?e 
am-a 
boko 
heke-i
she  you-case  sister  is-Que
‘Is she your sister?’

9. 
am 
gapa 
-m 
hijua-i
you  tomorrow-PT  come-Que
‘Will you come tomorrow?’

10. 
am 
¸iaa 
kami 
dhaia-m-i
you  it  do  can-PT-Que
‘Can you do it?


4. Desiderative : 
The sentences which express desire to carry out action, have desiderative mood.

11. 
aiŋ 
da?a 
nu?u - ireo a - iŋ - i
I  water  drink desire-cop-PT-Que
‘May I drink the water?’

12. 
aiŋ 
am-lo 
hiju - ireo - a - iŋ -i
I  you-with  come-desire-cop-PT Que
‘May I come with you’

13. 
aiŋ-ke 
sen-iri - a - iŋ
I-case  go-let-cop-PT
‘Let me go’

14. 
dyakate 
aiŋke 
sen-iri - a - iŋ
Please  I-case  go-let-cop-PT
‘Please let me go’

 5. Obligative mood : 
The sentences which express compulsion have obligative mood.

15. 
aiŋ 
joru 
moyon 
a 
bai-a-iŋ
I  must  one  house  build-cop-PT
‘I must build a house’

16. 
am 
joru 
aiŋ-lo 
hiju-a-m
You  must  I-wth  come-cop-PT
‘You must come with me’

17. 
a?e 
jorur¥ 
seno-a-?e
he  must  go-cop-PT
 He must go’
 
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