Difference of "Irregular" and "Exception" Verbs in kwano
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What defines a verb as irregular or exception
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Verbs in kwano can have up to 3 classes assigned to them: Can Reoccur; Cannot Reoccur; Irregular; and Exception Clause.Every verb is either can/cannot reoccur, as these are mutually exclusive, however they can also have 'exception' or 'irregular' which both deviate from normal conjugation rules.
Irregular verbs are verbs that have non-standard conjugation, and are ones you just have to learn, while exception verbs may have a tense or person that it can't conjugate into; or may have vowels change in conjugation to fit the conjugation better, or prevent impossible syllables like a double consonant that isn't allowed, or prevent triple vowels that don't form diphthongs.
At the time of writing, there is only one example of each: "mazi" which means "to go"; "seifaa" which means "to restore".
They are irregular and exception respectively.
In the case of 'mazi', the way it conjugates doesn't follow the normal form of 'tense-verb-person', but instead 'ma' followed by the tense combining with 'zi' , 'ma' and the person, varying between the different conjugations. Such as 'I went' becoming 'majia' and not 'jimazisa', in this case the 'ji' replace the 'zi', and 'sa' became 'a'. The first person future is 'mauzi' and not 'yaumazisa', where 'yau' and 'ma' became 'mau' and the 'sa' still became 'a'.
It follows a similar process with the other conjugations, with it having the tense combine with the root, and the person being altered.
While in the case of 'seifaa', it changes certain endings to prevent there being a triple vowel. Such as the first person reoccurring becoming 'jiseifaata' instead of 'jiseifaaata', the triple 'a' doesn't flow nicely as it would need to be a long vowel followed by a short, so it instead stays as a long vowel with 'ta' added at the end. The same thing happens with inclusive we form, both normal and reoccurring, which prevents it having 'aaa' in the word.
Another example is 'kweiro' - to blink, which cannot conjugate into the 'want' tense. This is because blinking is simply something that we always do and no one is going to specifically say "I want to blink" (unless it's a staring contest or something, in which case using the particle for want would be used). This would also apply to verbs that are exclusively past/present, or only future, since there wouldn't be a place for a conjugation that won't be used for anything.
The 'ta' particle can be used with any non-reoccurring verb to express multiple targets/instances in very specific situations, when the verb would normally have no need for a reoccurring form.
The exception clause form follows the same rules for adjectives as well, used to prevent and alter clusters of letters that do not flow together in kwano, such as the adjective 'ras' - hot (referring to temp), since it is currently the only adjective that ends in a consonant, and must have the s cut off so the conjugation flows more naturally. ✎ Edit Article ✖ Delete Article
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