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t

 ja

th

w

geyo 

‘You 

had  togo   but  why  did

5  1  5
 

kyũ 

ní 

you 

not 

go

7 5
 

mũ 

ja

‘I 

have 

to 

go’

2
 

Us 

n€  

ja

pwgo 

‘He 

will have to 

go

1

1-2  3


When it is just the contrary to the obligative then it is denoted by the negation of the infinitive. For example:
 

Us 

n 

roţ

ní 

kha

‘He/she 

should 

not 

eat 

the 

bread’
1-2  3
 

Us 

na 

k

go 

nĩ  

‘He 

should 

not  be  asked

2  3  1-2  6
 
k for  work
3

(viii) Capabilitative :

 

This is the mood showing capability or ability to do an action or event by the agent. In this language this is denoted by /sk-/ inflected occurring with the verbal bases. Examples are :
 

wo 

y  

k

k

sk  

‘He 

can 

do 

this 

work’

5  1   4  2  3
 

wo 

Us 

koũ

 y  

km

 ‘He  will  be  able  to  get  this

7  6  4
 

kra 

skgo 

work 

done 

by 

him’

2


(ix) Expression of unmatured performance :

 

In such expression the action is not yet performed but there is a desire to perform the action by the doer. Such action may be with reference to future as well as past time. In case of the expression with past tense auxiliary the action could not be performed due to some reason but with the present tense auxiliary the action  i  s still to be performed. Examples are :
 

hũ

pa

la 

clyo 

 

‘I 

am 

going 

to 

water 

(the  fields)

1

 2

 3  5  1  2-3
 

hũ

 ja  

lgo 

 

‘I 

am 

to go’

2-3
 

hũ

 ja

lgo 

th

‘I 

was 

to go’

2-3


(x) Expression of incompletion of the action but nearing the performance:
 

It is marked by the infinitive oblique followed by /a-/ inflected for gender-number suffixes. examples are:
 

wo 

ja  

a

 

‘He 

is 

about 

to 

go’

4  3  2
 

wa 

ja  

a

 

‘She 

is 

about 

to 

go’

3  4  1
 

we 

ja  

aa

    ‘They (mas.)  are  about  to  go’

4  3  2
 

we 

ja a  ‘They (fem.)  are  about  to  go’

 

 

3

 

 4

 

 1 

 

 

 

2

 

 

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