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A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF YERAVA
B. MALLIKARJUN
5.1.1.   Simple verb stems of class 1
This class consists of all the verbs taking -t- as the past Hue marker. The verb stems belonging to this class are further classified into four groups.
 
Sub-class 1
The verbs belonging to this sub-class are inherent transitives.
amuk-   ‘to press’
u-   ‘to leave’
ett-   ‘to reach’
ka:r-   ‘to vomit’
ta-   ‘to tap’
bu:k-   ‘to pour’
o:r   ‘to leak’
bo:-t-e
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(R. 24)
bo:ute
  ‘I begged’
patt-t-e
>
(R. 24)
pattute
  ‘I climbed’
ka-t-e
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(R. 2)
kade   ‘I saw’
u-t-e
>
(R. 3, 5)
ue
  ‘I wore’
 
Sub-class 2
The verbs belonging to this sub-class are non-transiti-visable intransitives.
ku-   ‘to limp’
tu-   ‘to hop’
ni:t-   ‘to swim’
bikk-   ‘to stammer’
a:r-   ‘to lean’
kuu-t-e
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(R. 24)
kuute
  ‘I limp’
pa:r-t-e
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(R. 24)
pa:rute
  ‘I flew’
 
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