she1
may/might5 visit4
your (sg.)2 house3
as a guest 4
3.
ico1
ocü (i)rü2-amoloe3
it may/might3
rain2 now1
4.
a1
cümüi2 sodu3
he4 bu5
-amoloe6
my1
wife2 may/might6
be5 here4
tomorrow 3
5.
a1
pfo2 ico3
khi vu4 -amoloe5
my1
father 2 may/might5
return4 now
3
6.
kholi1
izho2 khiboli3
kro 4 -amoloe5
Kholi1
may/might5 go4
to Kohima 3
today 2
7.
pfota1
ni-yi2 daha3
-amoloe4
they (excl. pl.)1
may/might4 kill3
you 2
8.
ai1
ocü2 kali3
hrü4 -amoloe5
I1
may/might5 buy4
a3 house2
9.
kani1
kolamüi-pfo-na-i2
cü-vu 3 -amoloe4
Katini1
may/might4 marry3
the plainsman2
10.
oja-na-i
1 ni-yi2
larübvü-na-i3
pi4 -amoloe5
the teacher1
may/might5 give4
you 2 the book3
3.4.6.4.
The Mood of Stressed Possibility
This
is expressed by v-e v where v = verb and v-e is the verb
in the concessive mood, e being the concessive
mood marker. Another mood viz. the mood of Unconcerned Neglect
is also marked by v-e v. There are different contextual
tests to tell one from the other. v-e v marks the mood of
stressed Possibility if the sentence containing it can be
followed by pe-loshü ā€can’t say’ whereas it marks
the mood of Unconcerned Neglect if the sentence containing
it can be followed by mali, a word expressive of
the speaker’s care-a-hang attitude. Thus, the predicate
in
96.
1.
lokho1
larü amodo2 -li3
zhü-e zhü-ie4
ā€lokho studies -in
be good-one be good-VR-sntmrkr’
illustrates the mood
of Stressed Possibility if it can be followed
by pe-loshü
it is possible that2
he1 will3
separate (from us)2
, can’t say/can’t do
anything (=can’t help)4
5.
ocü1
rü-e (sü) rü-i
le2 (pe-loshüe)
3
it is possible that
it1 will2
rain1, (can’t
say3 )
6.
adoni1
odo2 -li3
ho-e ho ta-ie4
(pe-loshüe)5
It is possible that4
Adani1 has gone4
to3 (the) field2
, (can’t say)5
7.
pfota1
thi-e sü thi-ie2
(pe-loshüe)3
it is posible that2
they (excl. pl.)1
died2 , (can’t
say)3
3.4.6.5.
The Thwarted Desiderative
The
Thwarted Desiderative mood expresses the unfulfilled desire
of the subject. It is signaled by -i
suffixed to the future tense marker and presupposes a thwarting
condition which has to be specified in the following typically
disjunctive sentence.