Predication Strategies

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This section will discuss predication as is particularly relevant to adjectives and other modifiers. A discussion of copular clauses is required.

The following is a table with a variety of verbs, both regular and stative, and some that lexically encode meanings prototypically adjectival (such as 'be a lot'):

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All tense and aspect inflections are available to stative verbs. For instance, the present progressive mexe V-aa can be used with any of the above.


Copular predication with ka- or ref

Mexe meek.
I am here.

Mexe meen.
I am right here.

Wexe meek.
Waxe meek.
You are here.

Axe meek.
He is here.

Inwe meek.
We are here.

Awe meek.
They are here.

Nunwe meek.
You (pl) are here.