When the subject is second person plural or honorific-du is used. -du has a variant -·u
used after stems ending in a retroflex consonant.
ki:du
‘(you pl.) do’
hoņu
‘(you) run’
hou
‘(you) enter’
6.6.7.3
Interrogation
Interrogation is the form of sentence type which expresses a question.
Interrogation in Kuvi is expressed in one of three ways.
6.7.3.2
By use of the wh -words.
ivasi amba:si
‘who is this man?’
evari imbiya manneri?
‘where are they ?’
nińgo
amba:si paņatesi
‘who sent you ?’
ni:nu e:ni tindi ?
‘what did you eat ?’
6.7.3.2
By use of the clitic -ki used as a tag
(ki is probably borrowed from Oriya)
ni:nu evaņa?â
vecci ki ?
‘Did you ask him ?’
evasi nińgo
veccesi ki ?
‘Did he ask you ?’
6.7.3.3.
By rising intonation with a simple declarative sentence.
ni:nu ti:ndi ?
‘Did you eat ?’
evasi hajji mannesi ?
‘Is he going ?’
6.7.4.
Subjunctive:
The subjunctive expresses doubt, uncertainty, probability. The suffix is -p.
(cf. 6.12.1.3.)
na:nu ki:peni
‘I may/can do; I may be allowedto do’
ma:ro ki:payi
‘we(incl.) may/can do; we (incl.) may be allowed to
do
ma:mbu ki:poi
‘we (excl.) may/can do; we (excl.) may be allowed
to do’
ni:nu ki:pedi
‘you may/can do; you may be allowed to do’
mi:ru ki:per
‘you (pl) may/can do; you may be allowed to do’
evasi ki:pesi
‘he may/can do; he may be allowed to do’
udi ki:pe
‘she/it may/can do; she/it may be allowed to do’
uvasika/uvi ki:pu
‘They/those/may/can do. They/those may beallowed to do
6.7.5
Optative
The optative expresses desire or wish. The optative suffix is -o. The
optative verb form is made up of the root, the non-past tense suffix -n, and
the optative suffix. The subject of the verb in the optative mood is always
the first person inclusive plural.