6.12.2.0
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The verb forms with -eli alternate freely with the verb forms
in -nayi. But though -eli forms can occur in all constructions where the-nayi
from is used the vice-versa is not possible. |
Thus
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ŗu:heli
a:hi manne/ŗu:nai
a:mmanne
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‘ploughing is going on’
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‘I went for ploughing’
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but not
ŗu:nayi
hacce? é
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6.12.1.1
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The occurrence of the-nayi forms of the verb are as follows: |
1. When the aspectual forms of the verb are used
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ŗu:nayi
a:himanne
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‘ploughing is going on’
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6.12.2.1.
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In the obligative mood when there is compulsion it is used
with the third person singular form of the auxiliary verb. |
ni:vu hannayi manne
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‘you have to go’
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‘It is good he has to come’
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evasi va:nayi nehi a:ne
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‘It is good he has to come’
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ni:vu i:kamma ki:nayi manne
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‘You have to do this work’
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6.12.2.3
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In statements negated by :?e |
evasi i:kamma ki:nayi a:?e
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‘he should not do this work’
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ni:vu ra:nda ki:nayi a:?e
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‘you should not cook’
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6.13.
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Verb Derivation |
6.13.1.
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Verbs are derived by the addition of certain verbs like |
a:
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‘to be able, |
to become’, |
man ‘to be’, |
ki: |
‘to do, |
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to make’,
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veh |
‘to say’, |
hal |
‘to go’, |
tuh |
‘to leave’, |
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ah
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‘to hold’, |
which act as auxiliaries. |
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6.13.1.1
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When a: ‘to be able, to become’ is added to nominal adjectival or
adverbial stems intransitive verbs are formed. |
Derived from nominal stems :
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ońńa
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‘thief’
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·ońńa
a:
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‘to steal’
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anumanomi
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‘doubt’
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anumanomi a:
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‘to doubt’ |
ripo:ţi
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‘report,
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ripo:ţi
a:
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‘to report,
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complaint’
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to complain |
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6.13.1.2.
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Derived from adjectival stems: |
u:na
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‘small
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u:na a:
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‘to decrease’
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nehi
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‘well, good’ |
nehi a: |
‘to cure, to |
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make alright’
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6.13.1.3.
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Derived from adverbial stems |
tandara
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‘worry’
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tandara a:
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‘to worry’
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bacci
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‘separate’
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bacci a: |
‘to separate’ |
ha:runa |
‘many’ |
ha:runa a: |
‘to abound’ |
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6.13.2.
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When to the same stems the auxiliary ki: is added a class of
transitive verbs is formed. |
dońńa
ki:
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‘to steal’
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tandara ki:
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‘to worry’
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