Test Sentences, 10

Continuing with Gary’s list:

26. Go away!
27. Let’s go!
28. You should go.
29. I will be happy to go.

Right. Generic “go” is usually tɨŋi, though “go away” is pɛsi. But pɛsi requires a source, so “go away from S”. The source is often susi “here, there”.

26. susi pɛsi ka

Go away from here! or Get away from here!

But,

26. tɨŋi dupɛsya ka

Go away!

also works. The rest of the sentences also use tɨŋi.

27. leni tɨŋi ki.

Let’s go.

28. ŋidi tɨŋi dɛstɛ ki.

You should go.

Evidentials are generally not used with commands and suggestions, but using the reported evidential dɛstɛ here with hortative ki makes this a polite suggestion.

29. lene tɨŋi andabalya dɛga.

I will be happy to go. / I will go happily.

In Kēlen:

26. ñi rūjapēxa ka;

27. ñanna rū þō cī;

28. ñarra rū þō cī;

29. rēha ñalla rū þō ānen anālne.

Questions?