A process is a change of state happening over a span of
time. It is one conceived of as happening during which the object undergoes
a metamorphosis. These verbs require an object as subject.
/grśwą-/
`to burn’
/grś-/
`to go out (as fire),to burn out’
/hįramga-/
`to assemble’
/ak-/
`to appear’
/piw-/
`to bloom’
It is necessary to distinguish,
within these, terminal verbs. They are verbs which are specified as the end
of an event or a process.
/syẽ-/
`to die’
/kh-/
`to reach’
/mi-/
`to be born’
/hįri-/
`to fall off’
/lā-/
`to fall down’
Actions :
The verb is specified as an action, something which
someone does or something that gets done by itself without the aid of any
external agency or stimuli. These verbs require an agent or an executor as
subject or do not need any subject at all. Different kinds of actions have
to be set up to bring the in flexional behavior of the verbs into
perspective.
(i) Ambient Actions :
These are actions conceived of as happening by themselves
without assigning any agent within the environment they represent.
/kara-/
`to rain’
/bóra-/
`to thunder’
/at-/
`to rain hail-stones’
/arõ-/
`to snow’
/ablig-/
`to flash (as lightning)’
(ii) Motion Actions :
These are actions in the course of which there is a
spatial displacement executed usually by the agent of itself or another
entity in the environment.