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6.

  khiboli1 ocü ni-i-we2
  it shines2 in Kohima1, infrequently, irregularly, sporadically 2
   

7.

  ata1 izho deni2 kokru-i-we3
  we (excl. prn. & excl. pl.)1 play3 now a days2 irregularly, infrequently, sporadically 3
   

8.

  izho deni1 shui-i-we2
  O has/have holidays2 nowadays1 irregularly, infrequently, sporadically 2
   

9.

  ai1 pfo2 cü3 he4 vu-i-we5
  I1 go5 to4 his2 house3 irregularly, infrequently, sporadically 5
   

10.

  pfo-no1 pfo2 pfü-yi3 so khro-i-we4
  he1 helps4 his2 mother3 irregularly, infrequently, sporadically 4
   

11.

a1 na pfoo2 mozü-i-we3
  my1 son2 passes water irregularly, infrequently, sporadically3
   

12.

  pfo1 pfo2 oshi-i-we3
  his1 father2 faints now and then, irregularly, infrequently, sporadically3

Sentences 55. 1-2 and 55.3 illustrate the (a) and (b) meanings respectively :
 

55

1. cükhri 1-li2 onamüi3 ari-i-we 4
    children3 make noise4 at2 nights1
     
 

2.

  pfota1 baji2 coku-sü3 ta-i-we4
    they (excl. pl.)1 go4 at eight3 o’clock2
     
 

3.

  ni1 omi2 he3 kahi ko-i4 -li5 ni-yi6 ro-oi-we7
    if you (sg.)1 go4 near3 (the) fire2 , you’ll6 get burnt7

Note that the habitual aspect marker -we does not occur in the negative.
 
56. 1.    ai1 cühuni2 tunidzü3 cü-we4  
      I1 drink4 milk3 daily2  
         
    1a.  ai1 cühuni2 tunidzü3 { *cü mo-we }4
        { cü-we-moe }
        { cü moe }
         
      I1 don’t drink4 milk3 daily2  
         
    2. ata1 baji2 cani3 he-no4 avu-lo-we5  
     

we (excl. prn. & excl. p.)1 take

 our meals5 around4 73 o’clock2
         
    2a.  ata1 baji2 cani3 heno4 {*avu-(lo)-mo-we5 }
        {*avu-we-moe}
        { avu(-lo)-moe }
         
     

we don’t take our meals

 around 7 o’cock
         
    3  maibo1 mikrül-a2 sü-we3  
      Mathibo1 knows3 Meitei2  
         
    3a.  mahibo1 mikrüla2 { *sü mo-we }3
        { *sü-we-moe }
        { sü moe }
         
      Mathibo1 does not know3 Meitei 2  

Finally, -we does not occur in the future tense : Like in Ebglish, there is no morphological expression of the future habitual.
 

3.4.5.2.
 		 The Iterative
The Iterative or Frequentative of Repetitive aspect is marked by the re-duplication of the habitual aspect-marked verb, if it is monosyllabic and by partial reduplication, if it is polysyllabic.
 
57. 1a.  na1 pfoo2 mozüzü-we3 my1 son2 keeps passing water3
       
  2.  pfokrehrü1 pfokho2 he 3 vuvu-we4 Pfokrehrü1 keeps going4 to3
      pFokho2
       
  3. hehi1 ocü (i)rürü-we2 it keeps raining2 here1
       
  4.  ocü (i)nini-we 1 it keeps shining1

An alternative way of expressing this aspect is the lexical one of using the iterative-aspectual adverb zhazha ‘frequently’ with the verb in the habitual aspect.
 

58.

1.  a1 na pfoo2 mozü3 zhazha4 -we3
    my1 son2 keeps passing water3 frequently4
     
  2.  pfo1 he2 vu3 zhazha4 -we3
    he1 keeps4 coming3 here2
     
  3.  hehi1 ocü (i)rü2 -zhazha3 -we2
    it keeps3 raining2 here1
     
  4.  ocü (i)ni1 zhazha2 -we1
    it keeps2 shining1

 
 
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