she1
may/might5 visit4
your (sg.)2 house3
as a guest 4
3.
ico1
ocĆ¼ (i)rĆ¼2-amoloe3
it may/might3
rain2 now1
4.
a1
cĆ¼mĆ¼i2 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
ocĆ¼2 kali3
hrĆ¼4 -amoloe5
I1
may/might5 buy4
a3 house2
9.
kani1
kolamĆ¼i-pfo-na-i2
cĆ¼-vu 3 -amoloe4
Katini1
may/might4 marry3
the plainsman2
10.
oja-na-i
1 ni-yi2
larĆ¼bvĆ¼-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-loshĆ¼ ā€canā€™t sayā€™ whereas it marks
the mood of Unconcerned Neglect if the sentence containing
it can be followed by mali, a word expressive of
the speakerā€™s care-a-hang attitude. Thus, the predicate
in
96.
1.
lokho1
larĆ¼ amodo2 -li3
zhĆ¼-e zhĆ¼-ie4
ā€lokho studies -in
be good-one be good-VR-sntmrkrā€™
illustrates the mood
of Stressed Possibility if it can be followed
by pe-loshü
it is possible that2
he1 will3
separate (from us)2
, canā€™t say/canā€™t do
anything (=canā€™t help)4
5.
ocĆ¼1
rĆ¼-e (sĆ¼) rĆ¼-i
le2 (pe-loshĆ¼e)
3
it is possible that
it1 will2
rain1, (canā€™t
say3 )
6.
adoni1
odo2 -li3
ho-e ho ta-ie4
(pe-loshĆ¼e)5
It is possible that4
Adani1 has gone4
to3 (the) field2
, (canā€™t say)5
7.
pfota1
thi-e sĆ¼ thi-ie2
(pe-loshĆ¼e)3
it is posible that2
they (excl. pl.)1
died2 , (canā€™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.