Conjugation of a regular verb
Example: gɛgugiwgɛ, to bring
Indicative mood
Four tenses are simple:
|
imperfective |
perfective
|
|
present |
past |
present |
past
|
| 1st sing. |
gɛgugū |
hɛgɛgugū |
gugɛgū |
hɛgugɛgū
|
| 2nd sing. |
gɛgugir |
hɛgɛgugir |
gugɛgir |
hɛgugɛgir
|
| 3rd sing. |
gɛgugjɛc1 |
hɛgɛgugjɛc1 |
gugɛgjɛc1 |
hɛgugɛgjɛc1
|
| gɛgug2 |
hɛgɛgug2 |
gugɛg2 |
hɛgugɛg2
|
| 1st dual |
gɛgugiwhū |
hɛgɛgugiwhū |
gugɛgiwhū |
hɛgugɛgiwhū
|
| 2nd dual |
gɛgugiwhir |
hɛgɛgugiwhir |
gugɛgiwhir |
hɛgugɛgiwhir
|
| 3rd dual |
gɛgugiwcɛc |
hɛgɛgugiwcɛc |
gugɛgiwcɛc |
hɛgugɛgiwcɛc
|
| gɛgugiwh |
hɛgɛgugiwh |
gugɛgiwh |
hɛgugɛgiwh
|
| 1st plur. |
gɛgugunū |
hɛgɛgugunū |
gugɛgunū |
hɛgugɛgunū
|
| 2nd plur. |
gɛgugunir |
hɛgɛgugunir |
gugɛgunir |
hɛgugɛgunir
|
| 3rd plur. |
gɛgugunjɛc |
hɛgɛgugunjɛc |
gugɛgunjɛc |
hɛgugɛgunjɛc
|
| gɛgugun |
hɛgɛgugun |
gugɛgun |
hɛgugɛgun
|
- 1 this form tends to display irregularities in several verbs:
cɛgiliwgɛ → cɛgiʎɛc
to say → he/she/it says
lilušiwgɛ → lilušɛc
to see → he/she/it sees
- 2 this form tends to display irregularities in several verbs:
čiwguliwgɛ → čiwgū
to come → he/she/it comes
There are, moreover, three compound tenses. They are formed:
- Imperfective future: forms of the indicative present of the auxiliary verb çɛňiwgɛ, to be, with the imperfective present infinitive of the conjugated verb.
- Resultative present: forms of the indicative present of the auxiliary verb çɛňiwgɛ, to be, with the perfective present infinitive of the conjugated verb.
- Resultative past: forms of the indicative past of the auxiliary verb çɛňiwgɛ, to be, with the perfective present infinitive of the conjugated verb.
|
imperfective future |
resultative present |
resultative past
|
| 1st sing. |
çɛňū gɛgugiwgɛ |
çɛňū hɛgugɛgiwgɛ |
hɛçɛňū hɛgugɛgiwgɛ
|
| 2nd sing. |
çɛňir gɛgugiwgɛ |
çɛňir hɛgugɛgiwgɛ |
hɛçɛňir hɛgugɛgiwgɛ
|
| 3rd sing. |
çɛňɛc gɛgugiwgɛ |
çɛňɛc hɛgugɛgiwgɛ |
hɛçɛňɛc hɛgugɛgiwgɛ
|
| çɛň gɛgugiwgɛ |
çɛň hɛgugɛgiwgɛ |
hɛçɛň hɛgugɛgiwgɛ
|
| 1st dual |
çɛňiwhū gɛgugiwgɛ |
çɛňiwhū hɛgugɛgiwgɛ |
hɛçɛňiwhū hɛgugɛgiwgɛ
|
| 2nd dual |
çeňiwhir gɛgugiwgɛ |
çɛňiwhir hɛgugɛgiwgɛ |
hɛçɛňiwhir hɛgugɛgiwgɛ
|
| 3rd dual |
çɛňiwcɛc gɛgugiwgɛ |
çɛňiwcɛc hɛgugɛgiwgɛ |
hɛçɛňiwcɛc hɛgugɛgiwgɛ
|
| çeňiwh gɛgugiwgɛ |
çɛňiwh hɛgugɛgiwgɛ |
hɛçɛňiwh hɛgugɛgiwgɛ
|
| 1st plur. |
çɛňunū gɛgugiwgɛ |
çɛňunū hɛgugɛgiwgɛ |
hɛçɛňunū hɛgugɛgiwgɛ
|
| 2nd plur. |
çɛňunir gɛgugiwgɛ |
çɛňunir hɛgugɛgiwgɛ |
hɛçɛňunir hɛgugɛgiwgɛ
|
| 3rd plur. |
çɛňunjɛc gɛgugiwgɛ |
çɛňunjɛc hɛgugɛgiwgɛ |
hɛçɛňunjɛc hɛgugɛgiwgɛ
|
| çɛňun gɛgugiwgɛ |
çɛňun hɛgugɛgiwgɛ |
hɛçɛňun hɛgugɛgiwgɛ
|
Subjunctive mood
The subjunctive widely features the infix -iwň-, which is placed between the roots and the personal endings.
Four tenses are simple:
|
imperfective |
perfective
|
|
present |
past |
present |
past
|
| 1st sing. |
gɛgugiwňū |
hɛgɛgugiwňū |
gugɛgiwňū |
hɛgugɛgiwňū
|
| 2nd sing. |
gɛgugiwňir |
hɛgɛgugiwňir |
gugɛgiwňir |
hɛgugɛgiwňir
|
| 3rd sing. |
gɛgugiwňɛc |
hɛgɛgugiwňɛc |
gugɛgiwňɛc |
hɛgugɛgiwňɛc
|
| gɛgugiwň |
hɛgɛgugiwň |
gugɛgiwň |
hɛgugɛgiwň
|
| 1st dual |
gɛgugiwňiwhū |
hɛgɛgugiwňiwhū |
gugɛgiwňiwhū |
hɛgugɛgiwňiwhū
|
| 2nd dual |
gɛgugiwňiwhir |
hɛgɛgugiwňiwhir |
gugɛgiwňiwhir |
hɛgugɛgiwňiwhir
|
| 3rd dual |
gɛgugiwňiwcɛc |
hɛgɛgugiwňiwcɛc |
gugɛgiwňiwcɛc |
hɛgugɛgiwňiwcɛc
|
| gɛgugiwňiwh |
hɛgɛgugiwňiwh |
gugɛgiwňiwh |
hɛgugɛgiwňiwh
|
| 1st plur. |
gɛgugiwňunū |
hɛgɛgugiwňunū |
gugɛgiwňunū |
hɛgugɛgiwňunū
|
| 2nd plur. |
gɛgugiwňunir |
hɛgɛgugiwňunir |
gugɛgiwňunir |
hɛgugɛgiwňunir
|
| 3rd plur. |
gɛgugiwňunjɛc |
hɛgɛgugiwňunjɛc |
gugɛgiwňunjɛc |
hɛgugɛgiwňunjɛc
|
| gɛgugiwňun |
hɛgɛgugiwňun |
gugɛgiwňun |
hɛgugɛgiwňun
|
Forms of the simple tenses in the subjunctive mood usually do not display other irregularities.
There are, moreover, three compound tenses. They are formed:
- Imperfective future: forms of the subjunctive present of the auxiliary verb çɛňiwgɛ, to be, with the imperfective present infinitive of the conjugated verb.
- Resultative present: forms of the subjunctive present of the auxiliary verb çɛňiwgɛ, to be, with the perfective present infinitive of the conjugated verb.
- Resultative past: forms of the subjunctive past of the auxiliary verb çɛňiwgɛ, to be, with the perfective present infinitive of the conjugated verb.
|
imperfective future |
resultative present |
resultative past
|
| 1st sing. |
çɛňiwňū gɛgugiwgɛ |
çɛňiwňū hɛgugɛgiwgɛ |
hɛçɛňiwňū hɛgugɛgiwgɛ
|
| 2nd sing. |
çɛňiwňir gɛgugiwgɛ |
çɛňiwňir hɛgugɛgiwgɛ |
hɛçɛňiwňir hɛgugɛgiwgɛ
|
| 3rd sing. |
çɛňiwňɛc gɛgugiwgɛ |
çɛňiwňɛc hɛgugɛgiwgɛ |
hɛçɛňiwňɛc hɛgugɛgiwgɛ
|
| çɛňiwň gɛgugiwgɛ |
çɛňiwň hɛgugɛgiwgɛ |
hɛçɛňiwň hɛgugɛgiwgɛ
|
| 1st dual |
çɛňiwňiwhū gɛgugiwgɛ |
çɛňiwňiwhū hɛgugɛgiwgɛ |
hɛçɛňiwňiwhū hɛgugɛgiwgɛ
|
| 2nd dual |
çeňiwňiwhir gɛgugiwgɛ |
çɛňiwňiwhir hɛgugɛgiwgɛ |
hɛçɛňiwňiwhir hɛgugɛgiwgɛ
|
| 3rd dual |
çɛňiwňiwcɛc gɛgugiwgɛ |
çɛňiwňiwcɛc hɛgugɛgiwgɛ |
hɛçɛňiwňiwcɛc hɛgugɛgiwgɛ
|
| çeňiwňiwh gɛgugiwgɛ |
çɛňiwňiwh hɛgugɛgiwgɛ |
hɛçɛňiwňiwh hɛgugɛgiwgɛ
|
| 1st plur. |
çɛňiwňunū gɛgugiwgɛ |
çɛňiwňunū hɛgugɛgiwgɛ |
hɛçɛňiwňunū hɛgugɛgiwgɛ
|
| 2nd plur. |
çɛňiwňunir gɛgugiwgɛ |
çɛňiwňunir hɛgugɛgiwgɛ |
hɛçɛňiwňunir hɛgugɛgiwgɛ
|
| 3rd plur. |
çɛňiwňunjɛc gɛgugiwgɛ |
çɛňiwňunjɛc hɛgugɛgiwgɛ |
hɛçɛňiwňunjɛc hɛgugɛgiwgɛ
|
| çɛňiwňun gɛgugiwgɛ |
çɛňiwňun hɛgugɛgiwgɛ |
hɛçɛňiwňun hɛgugɛgiwgɛ
|
Optative mood
The optative widely features the infix -uš-, which is placed between the roots and the personal endings.
Four tenses are simple:
|
imperfective |
perfective
|
|
present |
past |
present |
past
|
| 1st sing. |
gɛgugušū |
hɛgɛgugušū |
gugɛgušū |
hɛgugɛgušū
|
| 2nd sing. |
gɛgugušir |
hɛgɛgugušir |
gugɛgušir |
hɛgugɛgušir
|
| 3rd sing. |
gɛgugušɛc |
hɛgɛgugušɛc |
gugɛgušɛc |
hɛgugɛgušɛc
|
| gɛguguš |
hɛgɛguguš |
gugɛguš |
hɛgugɛguš
|
| 1st dual |
gɛgugušiwhū |
hɛgɛgugušiwhū |
gugɛgušiwhū |
hɛgugɛgušiwhū
|
| 2nd dual |
gɛgugušiwhir |
hɛgɛgugušiwhir |
gugɛgušiwhir |
hɛgugɛgušiwhir
|
| 3rd dual |
gɛgugušiwcɛc |
hɛgɛgugušiwcɛc |
gugɛgušiwcɛc |
hɛgugɛgušiwcɛc
|
| gɛgugušiwh |
hɛgɛgugušiwh |
gugɛgušiwh |
hɛgugɛgušiwh
|
| 1st plur. |
gɛgugušunū |
hɛgɛgugušunū |
gugɛgušunū |
hɛgugɛgušunū
|
| 2nd plur. |
gɛgugušunir |
hɛgɛgugušunir |
gugɛgušunir |
hɛgugɛgušunir
|
| 3rd plur. |
gɛgugušunjɛc |
hɛgɛgugušunjɛc |
gugɛgušunjɛc |
hɛgugɛgušunjɛc
|
| gɛgugušun |
hɛgɛgugušun |
gugɛgušun |
hɛgugɛgušun
|
Forms of the simple tenses in the optative mood usually do not display other irregularities.
There are, moreover, three compound tenses. They are formed:
- Imperfective future: forms of the optative present of the auxiliary verb çɛňiwgɛ, to be, with the imperfective present infinitive of the conjugated verb.
- Resultative present: forms of the optative present of the auxiliary verb çɛňiwgɛ, to be, with the perfective present infinitive of the conjugated verb.
- Resultative past: forms of the optative past of the auxiliary verb çɛňiwgɛ, to be, with the perfective present infinitive of the conjugated verb.
|
imperfective future |
resultative present |
resultative past
|
| 1st sing. |
çɛňiwňū gɛgugiwgɛ |
çɛňiwňū hɛgugɛgiwgɛ |
hɛçɛňiwňū hɛgugɛgiwgɛ
|
| 2nd sing. |
çɛňiwňir gɛgugiwgɛ |
çɛňiwňir hɛgugɛgiwgɛ |
hɛçɛňiwňir hɛgugɛgiwgɛ
|
| 3rd sing. |
çɛňiwňɛc gɛgugiwgɛ |
çɛňiwňɛc hɛgugɛgiwgɛ |
hɛçɛňiwňɛc hɛgugɛgiwgɛ
|
| çɛňiwň gɛgugiwgɛ |
çɛňiwň hɛgugɛgiwgɛ |
hɛçɛňiwň hɛgugɛgiwgɛ
|
| 1st dual |
çɛňiwňiwhū gɛgugiwgɛ |
çɛňiwňiwhū hɛgugɛgiwgɛ |
hɛçɛňiwňiwhū hɛgugɛgiwgɛ
|
| 2nd dual |
çeňiwňiwhir gɛgugiwgɛ |
çɛňiwňiwhir hɛgugɛgiwgɛ |
hɛçɛňiwňiwhir hɛgugɛgiwgɛ
|
| 3rd dual |
çɛňiwňiwcɛc gɛgugiwgɛ |
çɛňiwňiwcɛc hɛgugɛgiwgɛ |
hɛçɛňiwňiwcɛc hɛgugɛgiwgɛ
|
| çeňiwňiwh gɛgugiwgɛ |
çɛňiwňiwh hɛgugɛgiwgɛ |
hɛçɛňiwňiwh hɛgugɛgiwgɛ
|
| 1st plur. |
çɛňiwňunū gɛgugiwgɛ |
çɛňiwňunū hɛgugɛgiwgɛ |
hɛçɛňiwňunū hɛgugɛgiwgɛ
|
| 2nd plur. |
çɛňiwňunir gɛgugiwgɛ |
çɛňiwňunir hɛgugɛgiwgɛ |
hɛçɛňiwňunir hɛgugɛgiwgɛ
|
| 3rd plur. |
çɛňiwňunjɛc gɛgugiwgɛ |
çɛňiwňunjɛc hɛgugɛgiwgɛ |
hɛçɛňiwňunjɛc hɛgugɛgiwgɛ
|
| çɛňiwňun gɛgugiwgɛ |
çɛňiwňun hɛgugɛgiwgɛ |
hɛçɛňiwňun hɛgugɛgiwgɛ
|
Conditional mood
|
imperfective |
perfective
|
|
present |
past |
present |
past
|
| 1st sing. |
lī́lopɑtsow |
ʔalī́lopɑtsow |
lolī́pɑtsow |
ʔalolī́pɑtsow
|
| 2nd sing. |
lī́lopɑtser |
ʔalī́lopɑtser |
lolī́pɑtser |
ʔalolī́pɑtser
|
| 3rd sing. |
lī́lopɑtsɑt |
ʔalī́lopɑtsɑt |
lolī́pɑtsɑt |
ʔalolī́pɑtsɑt
|
| lī́lopɑts |
ʔalī́lopɑts |
lolī́pɑts |
ʔalolī́pɑts
|
| 1st plur. |
lī́lopɑtsonow |
ʔalī́lopɑtsonow |
lolī́pɑtsonow |
ʔalolī́pɑtsonow
|
| 2nd plur. |
lī́lopɑtsoner |
ʔalī́lopɑtsoner |
lolī́pɑtsoner |
ʔalolī́pɑtsoner
|
| 3rd plur. |
lī́lopɑtsonɑt |
ʔalī́lopɑtsonɑt |
lolī́pɑtsonɑt |
ʔalolī́pɑtsonɑt
|
| lī́lopɑtson |
ʔalī́lopɑtson |
lolī́pɑtson |
ʔalolī́pɑtson
|
The conditional mood conveys mainly the intrinsic potentiality of an action or a state, both in main and in dependent clauses. It may also convey wish or hope.
For this reason the present tense usually refer to future actions, while the past tenses are used to refer to future actions in the past (the past perfective is routinely used as future in the past tense).
Non-finite forms
Infinitive
|
indicative |
subjuncitve |
conditional
|
| imp. pres. |
lī́lopɑme |
lī́lopiñɑme |
lī́lopɑtsɑme
|
| imp. pres. |
ʔalī́lopɑme |
ʔalī́lopiñɑme |
ʔalī́lopɑtsɑme
|
| imp. pres. |
lolī́pɑme |
lolī́piñɑme |
lolī́pɑtsɑme
|
| imp. pres. |
ʔalolī́pɑme |
ʔalolī́piñɑme |
ʔalolī́pɑtsɑme
|
The infinitive is a nominal form of a verb. It is used as a verbal noun in sentences, and it can be declined. It is regarded as a 2nd class noun.
In its subjunctive form it is often used as object or subject of other subordinative verbs, like the negative verbs, the modal verbs or in dependent clauses in their infinitival type.
Direct objects of the infinitival forms are declined in the ablative case.
Agentive participle
|
indicative |
subjuncitve |
conditional
|
| imp. pres. |
lī́lopī́to |
lī́lopiñī́to |
lī́lopɑtsī́to
|
| imp. pres. |
ʔalī́lopī́to |
ʔalī́lopiñī́to |
ʔalī́lopɑtsī́to
|
| imp. pres. |
lolī́pī́to |
lolī́piñī́to |
lolī́pɑtsī́to
|
| imp. pres. |
ʔalolī́pī́to |
ʔalolī́piñī́to |
ʔalolī́pɑtsī́to
|
The agentive participle is an adjectival form of a verb. It is used as a verbal adjective in sentences, and it can be declined. It is linked to nouns which actively perform an action.
It is usually used to build relative clauses, in which the subject is the linked noun, and the direct object is declined in the ablative case:
ʔṓnašu ʔalolī́pɑtsī́toli wī́roli
the man which might have seen the woman
As an adjectival form, it displays a complete declension, to agree with the class of the referred noun.
Passive participle
|
indicative |
subjuncitve |
conditional
|
| imp. pres. |
lī́lopuki |
lī́lopiñuki |
lī́lopɑtsuki
|
| imp. pres. |
ʔalī́lopuki |
ʔalī́lopiñuki |
ʔalī́lopɑtsuki
|
| imp. pres. |
lolī́puki |
lolī́piñuki |
lolī́pɑtsuki
|
| imp. pres. |
ʔalolī́puki |
ʔalolī́piñuki |
ʔalolī́pɑtsuki
|
The passive participle is an adjectival form of a verb. It is used as a verbal adjective in sentences, and it can be declined. It is linked to nouns which undergo an action, or inactively are in a certain state.
Despite the lack of a verbal passive form, this participle is the closest form to such role. It can, however, be used only as an adjective and it is often used to build relative clauses, in which the object is the linked noun, and the subject is declined in the agentive case. In the earlier period it is not used in this role.
wī́roli ʔalolī́puki ʔṓna
the woman seen by the man
As an adjectival form, it displays a complete declension, to agree with the class of the referred noun.