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A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF YERAVA
B. MALLIKARJUN
Simultaneous
{-a:ku} -a:ku
-a:ku occurs with all the verbs.
 
na:nu    kai    tinja:ku    puyuvu    bi:nda
   1          2           3            4           5
 
‘While    I    was    eating    food    the    worm    fell’
             1               3         2                  4       5
 
na:nu    baeli    banja:ku    a:nene    kae
1             2              3            4          5
 
While    I    was    coming    on    the    road    saw    an    elephant
           1                 3                         2        5                  4
 
pue    naanda:ku    bi:nda
   1               2               3
 
‘While    walking    the    child    fell’
              2                  1         3
 
na:nu    puene    naatuta:ku    bi:nda
   1          2                 3             4
 
‘While    I    was    walking    the    child    fell’
           1                3                    2       4
 
(i)   St. Pre./Past. +
pa:r-inj-a:ku >  
pa:rinja:ku
  ‘while flying’ (Pre)
 
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