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iniu kocuo-no1
izho2 a3
cü4 hu-lo-ie5
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the village headman1
visited5 my3
house4
today2 unexpectedly
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b. the
sub sense of surprise |
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This sub sense is an expression
of a feeling of surprise on the part of the speaker about
the action. Presumably it is realized with intransitives,
and a class of transitive not covered under the mood of
surprising/ and unexpected, action.
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a1
na2 osa3
so-lo-ie4
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my1
child2 stitched
(his) clothes3
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kaikho1
mikrüli2 lo-loe3
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Kaikho1
went down3 to
Imphal2
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·ikho-no1
pfo2 cü3
zhu-loe4
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Dikho1
sold4 his2
house3 |
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imeli1
ocü rü-loe2
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it rained2
in Mao1
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c. the
subsense of accomplishment |
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This subsense indicates that the
action was done with considerable effort and carries with
it a note of triumphant exultation.
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1. |
sibo-no1
okhe-na-i2
soha
- loe3 |
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Sibo1
killed3 the tiger
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an achievement) 2 |
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2. |
pfo-no1
ovo2 hihi3
so-loe4
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he1
did4 this3
work2 (which
is an achievement) 4 |
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3. |
caakho-no1
ocü2 kali3
so-loe4
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Chakho1
built4 a3
house2 (which
is an achievement) 4 |
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4. |
alemo-no1
assaam2 -lino3
vu-loe4
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Alemo1
came4 out of
3 Assam2
(which is an achievement) 4 |
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5. |
saiman-no1
isü va2 a-loe3
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Simon1
scaled Isü2 (which
is an achievement) 3 |
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6.
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mahibo-no1
maia-yi2
macü-co-ie3
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Mathibo1
kissed3 Matia2
(which is an achievement)3
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3.4.6.26.
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The Mood of Determination |
The mood of Determoination
expresses the determination of either the speaker or the
nonspeaker, and is marked by -o. It is, however,
less felicitous in sentences with second and third person
subject NP’s since the speaker can not quite speak for the
determination of others.
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151
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1. |
ojü-hi1
dukrü-o le-shie2
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let us divide2
the land1 |
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Interestingly, the determination
could relate to a non-subject (but first person) NP, as
the following examples (151.2) illustrates |
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kobu1
ata2 he3
pi-o-ka4 |
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give4
us (excl. prn. & excl. pl.)2
(the) gun1 |
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As the examples show, the determination
mood marker -o precedes other mood markers, the hortative
in 151.1. and the imperative in 151.2.
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3.4.6.27
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The Mood of Temporal Concomitance
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The mood of Temporal Concomitance signals that the action
will take place at a particular, specifiable (even if not
specified), point or period of time. Note that all the examples
given below are more felicitous with a time phrase. Even
if a time adverb is absent, the semantics of the sentence
implies one.
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152 |
1. |
isember
khro-na-hi1 sanni2
vu-i3
le4 |
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Sanny1
will4 be coming3
in December1
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2.
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a1
na pfoo2
caka3 nohiu-i4
le5 |
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my1
son2 will5
be marrying4
next year3
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3.
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ocü rü-i1
le2 |
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it1
will2 be
raining1 (at
a specifiable time) |
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4. |
ocü ni-i1
le2 |
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it1
will2 be
shining (at a specifiable time)1 |
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Significantly, the mood does not occur in the
negative :
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