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A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF YERAVA
B. MALLIKARJUN
naa-nd-ind-PNG   >  
naandind-PNG
    'had walked'
nane-nj-ind-PNG   >  
nanenjind-PNG
    'had become wet'
bui-c-ind-PNG   >  
buicind-PNG
    'had called'
ke:-t-i-ind-PNG   > (R. 3, 5)
ke:ind-PNG
    'had listened'
naa-t-i-ind-PNG   > (R. 14)
naatind-PNG
    'had made to walk'
pa:-i-ind-PNG   > (R. 14)
pa:ind-PNG
    'had sung'
 
na:nu   u:dindu   a:ekettala   naandinde
   1          2               3              4
 
' I    had    walked    from    here    to    that    place'
 1        4                         2                          3
 
ninga   parenjanokka   ave   ke:inda
   1              2            3          4
 
'He    had    listened    to    what    all    you    told'
 3           4                                        1         2
 
Definitive
(i)   Progressive
The progressive definitive aspect is formed by suffixing -a: to the past stem of the verb in case of verbs taking -u as the verbal participle marker. In case of verbs taking -i as the verbal participle marker, the suffix -ko is suffixed to the verbal participle form of the verb.
 
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