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6.

    sho-we am/is/are drinking
       

 

 *6a.  sho1 mo2 -we 1 am/is/are1 not2 drinking1
       

7.

   odzü akhrü-we am/is/are washing body parts
       

 

 *7a odzü1 akhrü mo2 -we 1 am/is/are1 not2 washing body parts 1
       

8.

   kokru-we   am/is/are playing
       

 

 *8a. kokru1 mo2 -we 1 am/is/are1 not2 playing1

     The negative of the progressive expressed by v + o bu is not felicitous either with a specific set of verbs :
 

26

1.  ozhi-o bu-e is/are sleeping
       

 

 *1a.  ozhi-o bu1 mo-e2 is/are1 not2 sleeping1

3.4.13.5.7.
 		 Perfective

227

1.  vu1 mo2 -i-e1
    have/has/had1 not2 come1
     
 

2.

  pra1 mo2 -i-e1
    have/has/had1 not2 come up1
     
 

3.

  to1 mo2 -i-e1
    have/has/had1 not2 eaten1
     
 

4.

  olo so1 mo2 -i-e1
    have/has/had1 not2 eaten1
     
 

5.

  odzü2 akhrü1 mo2 -i-e1
    have/has/had1 not2 washed body parts1

3.4.13.5.8.
 		 Immediacy present / past

228

1.  oprü1 apo2 ta3 -mo4 -e
(the) bridge1 is/was3 not4 about3 to collapse2

2.

  pfo1 to2 ta 3 mo4 -e
he1 is/was3 not4 about to3 eat2

3.

  sibo1 oshi2 -lo3 mo4 -e
Sibo1 is/was3 not4 about3 to faint2

future
  Not very felicitous for semantic reasons, and hence remarkably uncommon.

229

1. oprü1 apo2 ta3 le4 mo5 -e
(the) bridge1 will4 not5 be about to2 collapse2

2.

  pfo1 to2 ta3 le4 mo5 -e
he1 will4 not5 be about to3 eat2

3.

  sibo1 oshi2 -lo3 le4 mo5 -e
Sibo1 will4 not5 be about to3 faint2

3.4.13.5.9. 
 		 Indicative for verbs whose present tense forms need not constitute
historical present

 
230 1.  ai1 pfoyi2 dzü pa3 mo4 -e
    I1 do/did not4 like3 her2
     
  2.  pfo1 pfokrehrü-yi2 ole shü3 mo4 -e
    she1 does/did not4 love3 Pfokrehrü2
     
  3.  onia1 osa so2 mo3 -e
    Onia1 is2 not3 tall2
     
  4.  pfo1 cümüi2 mamüi zhü3 mo4 -e
    his1 wife2 is3 not4 beautiful3
     
  5.  a1 na nieo2 kra3 mo4 -e
    my1 daughter2 is3 not4 fair3
   

future

  
   
231 1.  ai1 pfoyi2 dzü pa3 le4 mo5 -e
    I1 will4 not5 like3 her2
     
 

2.

  pfo1 pfokrehrü-yi2 sle shü3 le4 mo5 -e
    she1 will4 not5 love3 Pfokrehrü2
     
  3.  onia1 osa so2 le3 mo4 -e
    Onia1 will3 not4 be tall2
     
  4.  pfo1 cümüi2 mamüi zhü3 le4 mo5 -e
    his1 wife2 will4 not5 be pretty3
     
  5.  a1 na nieo2 kra3 le4 mo5 -e
    my1 daughter2 will4 not5 be fair3

3.4.13.5.10.
 		 Indicative for verbs whose present tense forms constitute
historical present

 

past

  
   

232

1.  ai1 ta2 mo-e3
    I1 didn’t3 go2
     

 

 2.  pfo-no1 hayi2 sho3 mo4 -e
    he1 didn’t4 drink3 ricebeer2

 
 

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