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3.

 kaikho-no1 kokru2 mo3 -e
    (it was) Kaikho (who)1 didn’t3 play2
     
 

4.

 alemo-no1 avu-(lo)2 mo3 -e
    (it was) Alemo (who)1 didn’t3 take his meal 2
     
 

5.

 ahiro1 odzü akhrü2 mo3 -e
    Athiro1 didn’t3 wash body parts2
     

future

 
     

233

1.  ai1 ta2 le3 mo4 -e
    I1 will3 not4 go2
     
 

2.

 pfo-no1 hayi2 sho3 le4 mo5 -e
    she1 will4 not5 drink3 ricebeer2
     
 

3.

 kaikho1 kokru2 le3 mo4 -e
    Kaikho1 will 3 not 4 play2
     
 

4.

 alemo1 avu2 le3 mo4 -e
    Alemo1 will3 not4 take his meal2
     
 

5.

 ahiro1 odzü akhrü2 le3 mo4 -e
    Athiro1 will3 not4 wash body parts2

3.4.13.5.11.
 
Incumbency

234

1.  ni1 kra-ko-mo pha-e2
    you(sg.)1 ought not to/should not cry2
     
 

2.

 lopüi1 ta-ko-mo pha-e2
    she1 ought not to / should not go2
     
 

3.

ita1 hihehi2 pe-ko-mo pha-e2
    we (ncl. prn. & excl. prn.)1 ought not to/should not speak2 here2
     
 

4.

 nita1 pfo23 hu-ko-mo pha-e4
    you (excl. pl.)1 ought not to/should not guest4 her2 house3
     
 

5.

 ni1 pfoyi2 mono-ko-mo pha-e3
    you (sg.)1 ought not to/should not marry3 her2

3.4.13.5.12.
 
Nondeontic Obligative
     The affirmative, it will be recalled, is expressed by the sequence of the negative conditional of the verb shü ‘be bad’ and the negative is marked merely by postposing shü ‘be bad’ to the main verb.
 

235

1.  ni1 kra2 shü-e3
    you (sg.)1 should/must not3 cry2
     
 

2.

 lopüi1 ta2 shü-e3
    she1 should/must not3 go2
     
 

3.

 hihehi1 pe2 shü-e3
    should/must not3 speak2 here1
     
 

4.

ni1 pfo23 hu4 shü-e5
    you(sg.)1 should/must not5 guest4 her2 house3
     
 

5.

 ni1 pfoyi2 mono3 shü-e4
    you(sg.)1 should/must not4 marry3 her2

3.4.13.5.13.
 
Definite

236

1.  ahikho1 thi-i 2 ho-e/le mo-e 3
    Athikho1 will not3 die2
     
 

2.

 oro1 zhü-i2 le3 mo-e4
    crops1 will3 not4 be good2
     
 

3.

 a1 zhu2 ashuli3 mo-i-e4
    my1 name2 (is) not4 Ashuli3 at all4
     
 

4.

 ai1 to2 mo3 -i-e4
    I1 didn’t3 eat2 at all2

3.4.13.5.14.
 
Intentive

237

1.  ai1 odo2 ho-i le3 mo4 -e
    I1 do not4 intend going3 to the field 2
     
 

2.

 pfo-no1 oho2 se-i3 le3 mo4 -e
    she1 does not4 intend pounding 3 paddy 3
     
 

3.

 ata1 mikrüli2 lo-i le3 mo4 -e
    we (excl. pl. & excl. prn.)1 do not4 intend going down3 to Imphal2
     
 

4.

 pfota1 olo so-i le2 mo3 -e
    they (excl.pl.)1 do not3 intend singing2

3.4.13.5.15.
 
Conditional

238

1.  pfo1 he2 vu3 mo4 -li 5 ai6 lohe7 ta8 la9
    if5 she1 does not4 come3 here2 , I6 will9 go8 there7
     
 

2.

 alu12 mo3 -li4 koto ho-i5 le6
    if 4 (we) do not3 plant2 potatoes1 , (we) will6 go poor5
     
 

3.

 ocü12 mo2 -li3 ai4 vu-lo5 se
    if3 it does1 not 3 rain1 , I4 can come5

 

 

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