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Conjugation of finite verbs in Rireinutire
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Finite verb forms in Rireinutire conjugate in tense, polarity, mood, and evidentiality. These are each marked with a corresponding suffix attached to the verb root, like so:
root-TENSE-POL-MOOD-EVID
-ka Present tense (PRS)
-ki Past tense (PST)
-0 Positive
-se Negative (NEG)
-0 Indicative (IND)
-hu Subjunctive (SBJV)
-' Imperative (IMP)
-va Sensory (SENS)
-ve Hearsay (HSY)
-vo Inferential (INFR)
-yo Interrogative (Q)
ma amipa soñakava:
1SFirst person singular (person)
speaker, signer, etc.; I.NOMNominative (case)
TRANS subject, INTR argument morning-ESSEssive (case)
'as, similar' wake.up-PRSPresent tense (tense)-SENSSensory evidential (evidential)
information gained from any sense
I wake up in the morning.
ha katohe susukive:
3SThird person singular (person)
neither speaker nor addressee.RRational (gender/class)
sapient beings.NOMNominative (case)
TRANS subject, INTR argument roof-ABLAblative (case)
away from fall-PSTPast (tense)
action occurred before moment of speech-HSYHearsay evidential (evidential)
'I have heard that...'
She fell from the roof. (I heard)
kakamu petupe añapa teñekave:
sago-ACCAccusative (case)
TRANS direct object; patient cycad-EXESSExessive (case)
'from a state' food-ESSEssive (case)
'as, similar' make-PRSPresent tense (tense)-HSYHearsay evidential (evidential)
'I have heard that...'
Sago is made from cycad into food.
sikina payipa imekave:
this-PTVPartitive (number)
'some of' or for mass nouns strainer-ESSEssive (case)
'as, similar' name-PRSPresent tense (tense)-HSYHearsay evidential (evidential)
'I have heard that...'
This is called a strainer.
ta enakasehuvo:
2SSecond person singular (person)
addressee (you).NOMNominative (case)
TRANS subject, INTR argument understand-PRSPresent tense (tense)-NEGNegative (polarity)
not-SBJVSubjunctive mood (mood)
desired or possible events-INFRInferential (mood/evidential)
reports or infers without confirming
You wouldn't understand.
sakimu rireinutirepa yote sunokayo:
that-ACCAccusative (case)
TRANS direct object; patient Rireinu-language-ESSEssive (case)
'as, similar' how.QInterrogative
question say-PRSPresent tense (tense)-QInterrogative
question
How do you say that in Rireinutire? (wh-question)
yo ta yumakave yakayo:
QInterrogative
question 2SSecond person singular (person)
addressee (you).NOMNominative (case)
TRANS subject, INTR argument human-person.NOMNominative (case)
TRANS subject, INTR argument be-PRSPresent tense (tense)-QInterrogative
question
Are you a Human? (yes/no question)
ta yumakave yakavo:
2SSecond person singular (person)
addressee (you).NOMNominative (case)
TRANS subject, INTR argument human-person.NOMNominative (case)
TRANS subject, INTR argument be-PRSPresent tense (tense)-INFRInferential (mood/evidential)
reports or infers without confirming
You are a Human. (I believe)
ta yumakave yakava:
2SSecond person singular (person)
addressee (you).NOMNominative (case)
TRANS subject, INTR argument human-person.NOMNominative (case)
TRANS subject, INTR argument be-PRSPresent tense (tense)-SENSSensory evidential (evidential)
information gained from any sense
You are a Human. (I see)
ta yumakave yakave:
2SSecond person singular (person)
addressee (you).NOMNominative (case)
TRANS subject, INTR argument human-person.NOMNominative (case)
TRANS subject, INTR argument be-PRSPresent tense (tense)-HSYHearsay evidential (evidential)
'I have heard that...'
You are a Human. (I'm told)
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