Recap #2, Part II: Verbs and Some Other Things

Verbs of Motion

We’ve seen 5 out of 8 in various forms:

IMP PRF ITR
aŋi onnɨt anna
eyaŋi eyonnɨt
mɛhaŋi mɛhonnɨt
evi tavi evna
ono tono onna
pɛsi pɛstɛ pɛsna
tɨŋi otni tɨnna
dantɨŋi danotni
notɨŋi noyotni
olatɨŋi olotni
tattɨŋi tadotni

Verbs of Stance

We’ve seen 2 out of 3:

IMP PRF
sɛdɛ sɛttɛ
alansɛdɛ alansɛttɛ
tɛndɛ tɛttɛ
notɛndɛ notɛttɛ

Clause Particles

ka hortative
ki imperative

Clausal Conjunctions

nɛnsi and so

Modals and Evidentials

bala non-visual, other sensory evidential
dɛga future modal
dɛstɛ reported or hearsay evidential
giya ability and potentiality modal
tɛlɛ inference evidential

OK? Questions?
Part 3 coming tomorrow.

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