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− | ===Imperatives=== |
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− | Imperatives for singular listeners are formed with a suffix -i, e.g. geenoox-i "stand up!" (079). |
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− | Imperatives for plural listeners are formed with a suffix -yo', e.g. jaw-yo'! "cook (pl)!" (103). It is unclear whether this is analyzable as a combination of the imperative morpheme -i and the plural marker -yo'. |
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− | A negative imperative (prohibitive?) is formed as follows: |
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− | '''bar''' + '''o/nu''' + V stem |
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− | e.g. bar o ret! "don't go (sg)!", bar nu ndet! "don't go (pl)!" (103). This can be contracted to ba + V stem on occasion, e.g. ba ret! "don't go (sg)!", ba ndet! "don't go (pl)!" (103) |
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− | ===Hortatives=== |
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− | It is unclear if there is a hortative, e.g. "let's stand up!" |