-nj- occurs with verbs ending in -1, -y, -n and the verbs listed in class III. |
| tin-nj-e |
> |
(R. 8) |
tinje |
|
'I ate’ |
| ne:l-nj-e |
> |
(R. 8) |
ne:nje |
|
‘I hanged’ |
| pa:y-nj-e |
> |
(R. 8) |
pa:nje |
|
‘I ran’ |
| kol-nj-e |
> |
(R. 8) |
konje |
|
‘I killed’ |
a e-nj-a |
> |
|
a enja |
|
‘it closed’ |
|
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-c- occurs with other verb stems. It also occurs after the causative stems. |
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| 5.6.2 Present tense |
{-inj} -inj-, -kinj-, yinj. |
-inj- All the verbs taking enunciate -u take -inj- as present tense marker. |
| Structure: St. ± {Trs} + |
| (i) St. + |
| pa:r-inj-e |
> |
|
pa:rinje |
|
‘I flew’ |
| pa:y-inj-e |
> |
|
pa:yinje |
|
‘I ran’ |
| ku:l-inj-e |
> |
|
ku:l-inj-e |
|
‘I bend’ |
| tin-inj-e |
> |
|
tininje |
|
‘I eat’ |
|