| 6.1.1.2 Existential sentence |
| Within the simple sentence, there are a few irregular verbs indicating existence and these verbs are not inflected for number, gender and person. |
| 6.1.1.2.1 Absolute existence |
|
toga u u |
‘There is god’ |
| god - exists |
| 6.1.1.2.2 Locational existence |
|
ba:vili ni:ru u u |
‘Water (is there) in the well’ |
| well (Loc.) - water - exist |
ka: ili pa:Ru u u |
‘Eagle (is there) in the forest’ |
| forest (Loc.) - eagle - exist |
| 6.1.1.2.3 Temporal existence |
|
na: e satyamangala:tti |
‘Tomorrow (there is a) devotional song (programme) in Sathyamanga-lam’ |
| tomorrow - Satyamangalam(Loc.) |
toga pa: u u u |
| devotional - song - exist |
| Within the simple sentnece framework, a dative subject type sentence is also found. This dative subject sentence is used in the following senses. |
| 6.1.1.2.4 Possession |
|
nanukku ku:re irekkadu |
‘I have house’ |
| me (Dat.)- house-have |
| 6.1.1.2.5 Possession of quality |
|
pa:mpukke visa u u |
‘Snake has poison’ |
| snake (Dat.) - poison - there |
| 6.1.1.3 Possessive sentence |
| Possessive relationship between the subject and the direct object is exhibited through this sentence. |
|
avä nanna mü:ga |
‘He (is) my son’ |
| he- my - son |
| adu niya ku:re |
‘That (is) your house’ |
| that - your - house |