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A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF URALI
Sam Mohan Lal
4.16 Conditional
-a:kki is the only conditional marker used in Urali.
      St.- [Tr.] - [cau.] - past tense {-a:kki}
4.16.1 ~ a:kki
   muRung-k-in-akki > muRukkina:kki (Tr.) } ‘if (someone) twists’
   muRung-in-a:kki > muRungina:kki (Intr.) }
   Rong-k-in-a:kki (5.5,7) > Rokkina:kki (Tr.) } } ‘if (someone) sleeps’
   Rong-in-a:kki > Rongina-kki (Intr.)
   ė:R-in-a:kki > ė:Rina:kki ‘if (someone) climbs’
   me:-nd-akki > me:nda:kki ‘if (something) grazes’
   anc-in-a:kki > ancina:kki ‘if (someone) afraid’
   ai-pis-in-a:kki (5.1) > aippisina:kki } } ‘if (someone) cause to beat’
   ai-vus-in-a:kki > aivusina:kki }
   sol-is-in-a:kki (5.18) > sollisina:kki ‘if (someone) cause to tell’
   ve-is-in-a:kki > veisina:kki ‘if (someone) cause to cut’
4.17 Prohibitive
The two prohibitive markers used are -vea and -kua:du and they are in free variation
      St.- [Tr.] - [cau.] - [L.M.] - Inf.
4.17.1 ~ -vea ~ -kua:du
   Rong-k-a-vea (5.5,7) > Rokkavea } } ‘should/must not sleep’
   Rong-k-a-kua:du(5.5,7) > Rokkakua:du(Tr) }
   Rong-g-a-vea (5.19) > Rongugavea } } ‘should/must not sleep’
   Rong-g-a-kua:du(5.19) > Rongugakua:du(Intr.) }
   tirum-k-g-a:kku-vea
      (5.5,6,7,19)
> tiruppuga:kkuvea } } ‘should/must not turn’
   tirumb-k-g-a:kku-kua:du
      (5.5,6,7,19)
> tiruppuga:kku kua:du
   te:k-a-vea (5.1) > te:kkavea } } ‘should/must not squeeze’
   te:-k-a-kua:du (5.1) > te:kkakua:du }

                                       

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