Tense (and aspect) Paradigm Table
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cook
| Bare form | Imperative | Participle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| jaw | ? | ? |
Elicited by KC_027
| Tense | 1sg | 2sg | 3sg | 1pl | 2pl | 3pl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present | jawam | o jaw | ajawa | nunjaw | ||
| Present progressive | mexe jawa: | axe jawa: | ||||
| Perfect | ||||||
| Simple past | jaw'am | jaw'a: jaw'a |
a jaw'a | an jaw'a | ||
| Future | xan jaw xam jaw |
xan o jaw | xan a jaw | xan nu ⁿjaw | xan i ⁿjaw | xan a jaw |
cry
| Bare form | Imperative | Participle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| lɔɔl | ? | ? |
Elicited by ED_035
| Tense | 1sg | 2sg | 3sg | 1pl | 2pl | 3pl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present | lɔɔlam | |||||
| Present progressive | ˈmɛhɛ ˈlɔɔla | ˈʋɛhɛ ˈlɔɔla | aˈhɛ ˈlɔɔla | ˈiɲwɛ lɔɔlˈa | ˈnuunʋɛ lɔɔlˈa | aˈʋɛʔ ˈlɔɔla |
| Perfect | ||||||
| Simple past | lɔɔl ʔam | lɔɔl ʔaʔ | aˈlɔɔl ʔa | ˈilɔɔl ʔa | ˈnuulɔɔl ʔa | ʔaˈlɔɔl ʔa |
| Future | χamlɔɔl, χanlɔɔl |
cut
| Bare form | Imperative | Participle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ɗɛg | ɗegi | ? |
Elicited by OAD_026
| Tense | 1sg | 2sg | 3sg | 1pl | 2pl | 3pl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present | ɗɛgam | oɗeg | aɗega | i'ɗeg | nu'ɗeg | de'ɗeg/a'ɗeg |
| Present progressive | mexe ɗega | wexe/woxe ɗega | axe ɗega | inwe ɗega | nunwe' ɗega | awe ɗega |
| Simple past | ɗeg'aam | ɗeg'a | aɗeg'a | i'ɗeg'a | nu'ɗeg'a | a'ɗeg'a |
| Past Progressive | ɗegeegam | ɗegeega | aɗegeega | i'ɗegeega | nu'ɗegeega | a'ɗegeega |
| Future | xam ɗeg | xanoɗeg | xanaɗeg | xan i'ɗeg | xan nu'ɗeg | xan aɗeg |
| Future Progressive | xan/xam ɗega | xan oɗega | xan aɗega | xan i'ɗega | xan nu'ɗega | xana'ɗega |
Elicited by MR_064. Above transcribed using working orthography.--Mel 23:21, 21 October 2012 (UTC)
dance
| Bare form | Imperative | Participle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| fɛtʃ | ? | ? |
Elicited by JH_005
| Tense | 1sg | 2sg | 3sg | 1pl | 2pl | 3pl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present | ||||||
| Present progressive | ||||||
| Perfect | ||||||
| Simple past | ||||||
| Future |
drink
| Bare form | Imperative | Participle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| jɛr | ? | ? |
Elicited by OAD_008
| Tense | 1sg | 2sg | 3sg | 1pl | 2pl | 3pl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present | jɛram | jɛraʔ | a jɛraʔ |
i jeraʔ | nu jɛraʔ | a jɛra |
| Present progressive | ||||||
| Perfect | ||||||
| Simple past | ||||||
| Future |
eat
| Bare form | Imperative | Participle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ɲa:m | ? | ? |
Elicited by OAD_008
| Tense | 1sg | 2sg | 3sg | 1pl | 2pl | 3pl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present | ɲa:mam | ɲa:ma | aʔ ɲa:ma | i ɲa:ma | nu ɲa:ma | aʔ ɲa:ma |
| Present progressive | ||||||
| Perfect | ||||||
| Simple past | ||||||
| Future |
hit
| Bare form | Imperative | Participle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| naf | ? | ? |
Elicited by ED_033
| Tense | 1sg | 2sg | 3sg | 1pl | 2pl | 3pl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present | ˈnafam | aʔ | ||||
| Present progressive | mɛhɛ ˈnafa | |||||
| Perfect | ||||||
| Simple past | nafʔam | |||||
| Future | χanˈnaf ~ xamˈnaf |
laugh / work
| Bare form | Imperative | Participle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ɟal | ? | ? |
Elicited by OAD_026
| Tense | 1sg | 2sg | 3sg | 1pl | 2pl | 3pl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present | a ɟala | |||||
| Present progressive | mɛhɛ ɟala: | |||||
| Perfect | ||||||
| Simple past | ||||||
| Future |
love / like
| Bare form | Imperative | Participle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| bugʰ | ? | ? |
Elicited by OAD_008
| Tense | 1sg | 2sg | 3sg | 1pl | 2pl | 3pl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present | ||||||
| Present progressive | ||||||
| Perfect | ||||||
| Simple past | ||||||
| Future |
More sentences illustrating 'love / like' in syntactic context are available under Sentences with sound files
see
| Bare form | Imperative | Participle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| gaʔ | ? | ? |
Elicited by OAD_008
| Tense | 1sg | 2sg | 3sg | 1pl | 2pl | 3pl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present | ||||||
| Present progressive | ||||||
| Perfect | ||||||
| Simple past | ||||||
| Future |
More sentences using 'see' are located in Sentences with sound files
sit
| Bare form | Imperative | Participle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| mo:f | ? | ? |
Elicited by OAD_008
| Tense | 1sg | 2sg | 3sg | 1pl | 2pl | 3pl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present | mo:fam | mo:fa | a mo:fa, a mo:fa | i mo:fa | nu mo:fa | a mo:fa |
| Present progressive | ||||||
| Perfect | ||||||
| Simple past | ||||||
| Future |
sleep
| Bare form | Imperative | Participle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ˈɗaːn | ? | ? |
Elicited by KN_015, KN_020
| Tense | 1sg | 2sg | 3sg | 1pl | 2pl | 3pl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present | ˈɗaːnaːm | ˈkaɗaːna | ˈʔaɗaːna | ˈiʔɗa̤ːna | ˈnuʔɗaːna | ˈaʔɗaːna |
| Present progressive | ˈmɛhɛ ˈɗaːnaː | ˈʋɛhɛ ɗaːna | ||||
| Perfect | ||||||
| Simple past | ||||||
| Future |
Elicited by KN_020
| Tense | 1sg | 2sg | 3sg | 1pl | 2pl | 3pl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present | ˈɲɟaŋgaːm | ˈɲɟaŋgaːʔ | ˈaɟaŋga | ˈiːɲɟaŋga | ˈaɲɟaŋga | ˈnuɲɟaŋga |
| Present progressive | ||||||
| Perfect | ||||||
| Simple past | ||||||
| Future |
