So {-I-} in
(3) is the polite marker followed by the person-number marker.
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(b) Gender-Number suffixes
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Singular
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Plural |
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Masculine
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-o |
-a |
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Feminine
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-i
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-ĩ
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(c) Following are the stem formative suffixes to which the above
person-number or gender-number suffixes are added. These suffixes mark
various tense and aspect.
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(i)
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{-s-~-g-} |
future marking stem formatives |
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/-s-/ takes the above (a-1)
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suffixes marking person-
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number and added to the
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verbal stems. |
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/-g-/ takes the gender-number
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suffixes and added to the stems
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after taking (a-1) suffixes.
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(ii)
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{-y-~-f-}
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perfective participle suffix
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which
takes gender-number suffix. /-f-/
is added to the consonantal ending alternant of some other stem like
/l bb-/
‘find’ /lg-/
‘fix’. /-y-/ is a added to other stems.
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(iii)
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{-t-} |
imperfective participle and it takes gender-number suffixes. |
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(iv)
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{-  -~n-}
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infinitive stem formative and takes gender-number suffixes
/-n-/ infinitive stem formative occurs after the stems ending is non-stop retroflex and all
the other take /--/.
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The paradigms of /cãk/
‘shout’ with all the suffixes are listed here for illustration.
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Singular
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Plural |
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Contingent:
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Ist
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cãkũ
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cãkã
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IInd
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cãk€
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cãkẽ
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IIIrd |
cãk€ |
cãkẽ |
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Future:
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Ist
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cãksũ
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cãksẽ
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IInd
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cãks€
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cãksẽ
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IIIrd
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cãks€
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cãksẽ
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Ordinary Imperative:
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IInd
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cãk |
cãko
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Polite Imperative:
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IInd |
cãkIyo
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cakIyo
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Perfective:
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Mas. |
cãkyo |
cãkyo
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Fem.
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cãki |
cãkĩ
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Imperfective:
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Mas. |
cãkto |
cãkta
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Fem.
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cãkti |
cãktĩ |
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Infinitive:
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Mas. |
cãko |
cãka
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Fem.
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cãki |
cakĩ
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Singular
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Plural |
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| Future: |
Ist |
IInd |
IIIrd |
Ist |
IInd |
IIIrd |
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Mas.
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cãkũgo
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cãk€go
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cak€go
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cãkãga
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cãkga
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cãkga
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Fem.
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cãkũgi
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cãk€gi
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cãk€gi
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cãkãgĩ
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cãkgĩ
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cãkgĩ
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