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3. |
adani1
odo2-li3
ho-e ta4 mo5
- i-e4 |
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it is possible that4
Adani1 has4
gone5 to3
(the) field 2 |
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4. |
pfota1
hi-e
(sü) thi2 mo3
-i-e2 |
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it is possible that2
they (excl.pl.)1
have 2 not3
died 2 |
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3.4.13.5.25.
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Inferential |
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1. |
ta1
mo2 ie1
müi-hi 3 |
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(I infer)3
(he) has1 not2
gone1 |
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2. |
idu1
ocü irü2 mo3-ie
müi-hi4 |
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|
(I infer)4
it has2 not
3 rained2
yesterday1
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3.4.13.5.26.
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Incomplete Event |
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3.4.13.6.
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Mood without a Negative
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3.4.13.6.1.
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Completion
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251 |
*1. |
kapani-no1
cükro2 baji3
pongo-no4 okho5
zhu-lo6 mo7
-ie
|
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|
Kapani1
did not7 sell
out6 fish5
at 54 O’clock3
in the evening2 |
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*2 |
imeli ocü rü-lo
mo-ie |
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it did not rain in
Mao |
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*3. |
sibo-no1
okhe-na-i2
soha-lo3
moe4 |
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|
Sibo1
did not4 kill3
the tiger2 |
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3.4.13.6.2
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Speaker’s Perception of the
Undesirability of and Apprehensive Concern |
About the Action
|
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252 |
*1. |
kosa-no1
to-o2 le3
moe4 opi hu5
-sho6 |
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|
(the) cat1
will3 not2
eat it up2, do
not6 cover5
(it) |
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*2. |
pfoyi1
pi2 -sho3
pfo4 phro-i5
le6 moe7
|
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|
don’t3
give2 him1
, he4 will6
not7 read5
(it) |
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*3. |
sibo-no1
okhe-na-i2
soha-lo3
moe4 |
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|
Sibo1
did not4 kill3
the tiger2 |
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3.4.13.6.2
|
Speaker’s Perception of the
Undesirability of and Apprehensive Concern |
About the Action
|
|
252 |
*1. |
kosa-no1
to-o2 le3
moe4 opi hu5
-sho6 |
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|
(the) cat1
will3 not2
eat it up2, do
not6 cover5
(it) |
| |
|
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*2. |
pfoyi1
pi2 -sho3
pfo4 phro-i5
le6 moe7
|
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|
don’t3
give2 him1
, he4 will6
not7 read5
(it) |
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3.4.13.6.3.
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Unconcerned Neglect |
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252 |
*1. |
lokho1
larü amodo2 -li3
zhü-e zhü mo-ie4
(mali)5 |
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|
if Lokho1
is not4 good4
at3 studies2
, let him not be4
(I care a hang)5 |
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*2. |
pfo-no1
thi-sü2 thi-i
le moe (mcli)4
|
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let him not die, if
he does not (I care a hang)4 |
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*3. |
pfo1
carü-e carü mo-ie2
(mali)3 |
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if he is not thirsty
he is not2 (I
care a hang)3 |
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3.4.13.6.4.
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Seriousness of Action
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*254 |
a1
pfo-no2 a3
he4 oko5
pe6 mo7
-ie8
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my1
father2 did not7
tell6 me3,
4 (the) news5
(which was a serious matter) 8 |
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3.4.13.6.5.
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Surprising, Unexpected Action |
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*255. |
ai1
okhe 2 kali3
kade4 mo5
-i-e6
|
| |
I1
did not5 (unexpectedly)6
meet4 a3
tiger2 |
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See 3.4.6.24.
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for more examples |
3.4.13.6.6.
|
Temporal Concimitance |
|
256 |
*1. |
sodu1
ai2 mikrü3-li4
lo-i5
le6 moe7
|
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|
tomorrow1
I2 will6
not7 be going5
to4 Imphal3
|
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*2. |
disembar1
khro-na-hi2 ocü
rü-i3
le5 moe5 |
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|
it3
will 4 not5
be raining 3
in the month of December1 |
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(see for more examples 3.4.6.27) |
