| 5.7.1 Hortative |
In Yerava, the hortative forms are derived by suffixing  -o to the future stem of the verb. |
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| {-o} -o |
| -o it occurs with the verbs. |
| na:nga tinuvo |
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‘let us eat’ |
| na:nga e:ndepo |
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‘let us get up’ |
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| (i) St. + Fut. + |
| pa:y-v-o |
> |
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(R. 24) |
pa:yuvo |
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‘let us run’ |
ku i-p-o |
> |
kutipo |
‘let us drink’ |
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| (ii) St. + Trs. + Fut. + |
| ta:ng-k-v-o |
> |
(R. 7. 24) |
ta:kuvo |
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‘let us lean’ |
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| (iii) St. + Cause. + Fut. + |
| ka:y-pi-p-o |
> |
(R. 11) |
ka:yipipo |
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‘let us cause them to wait' |
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| (iv) St. + Trs. + Cause. + Fut. + |
| tu:ng-k-pi-p-o |
> |
(R. 7, 11) |
tu:kipipo |
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‘let us cause it to hang' |
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