mostly occur
after transitive stems except /de-/ occurs after /c l/
‘move’ an in /cl
dItto/ ‘went’. In the language some of the members of the compound
verbs show the opposite meanings and in some cases the members showing
opposite meanings such as /de-/ ‘give’ /l€-/
‘take’ do not occur together but contrary to this /a-/ ‘come’ /ja-/
‘go’ can occur together as first and second member however /a-/ cannot
occur with /a-/ and /ja-/ cannot occur with /ja/ in the language. Besides
the restrictions on first and second member one thing is certain that
transitive and intransitive stems as intensifiers can occur with
transitives as well as intransitives. Mostly with intransitive stems where
/l€-/
‘take’ occurs /de-/ ‘give’ does not occur but with the transitive
stems both these intensifiers occur inclusively. The following table will
show the combinations:
|
|
Verbal base as
|
Intensifiers (as the
second member)
|
|
| the first member |
a-
|
ja-
|
cl-
|
cho -
|
de-
|
lє-
|
|
|
|
|
pc-
|
‘reach’
|
-
|
+
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
  -
|
‘fall’
|
-
|
+
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
tIlIl
|
‘slip’ |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
l g-
|
‘pass’
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
-
|
-
|
+
|
|
so-
|
‘sleep’ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
|
r -
|
‘live’
|
+
|
+
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
+
|
|
U -
|
‘fly’
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
-
|
+
|
+
|
|
p€-
|
‘fall’
|
-
|
+
|
+
|
-
|
-
|
+
|
|
g -
|
‘be cooked’
|
-
|
+
|
+
|
-
|
-
|
+
|
|
mUk-
|
‘be finished’ |
- |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
|
a-
|
‘come’ |
- |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
|
ja-
|
‘go’ |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
a-
|
ja-
|
cIl- |
cho- |
de |
l€
|
|
cl-
|
‘move’
|
+
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
+
|
-
|
|
Ubb-
|
‘drown’
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
-
|
-
|
+
|
|
lmka-
|
‘lengthen’
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
|
to-
|
‘break’
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
|
kr-
|
‘do’
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
|
kpp-
|
‘cut’
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
|
de-
|
‘give’ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
- |
|
l€-
|
‘take’
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
-
|
+
|
|
ca-
|
‘left’ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
|
ţk
|
‘cover’
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
|
· ol-
|
‘throw’
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
|
pnn-
|
‘break’
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
|
|
A few examples are given below to state that the tense aspect etc. are
marked by the intensifiers:
|
|
hũ
|
y
|
km
|
kr
|
skũ
|
|
‘I
|
can
|
do
|
this
|
work’
|
|
1
|
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
5-6 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
hũ
|
ja
|
réyo
|
|
‘I
|
am
|
going’
|
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
2-3 |
|
|
|
|
Usn€
|
mero |
km |
lmka
|
‘He
|
increased
|
my
|
work’
|
|
1-2
|
3 |
4 |
5 |
1-2 |
5-6 |
3 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
tũ
|
pIcch€
|
r
|
jaIye
|
‘You
|
(please)
|
remain
|
behind’
|
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
3-4 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
hũ
|
gIIyo
|
pn |
choũ
|
‘I
|
may
|
break
|
the
|
pitcher’
|
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
3-4 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
wo
|
pa i
|
ol
|
ayo
|
‘He
|
poured
|
out
|
the
|
water’
|
| 1 |
2 |
3
|
4 |
1 |
3-4 |
|
|
2 |
|
