Madok Verbs
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2. Madok Verbs
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The following are verb conjugations for person and number. In the case of 1P Plural, yang'- is Exclusive and yane- is Inclusive. Nan- and nane- are the same, but nan- is more casual and nane- more formal.
| 1st Person Sg. | 2nd Person Sg. | 3rd Person Sg. |
|---|---|---|
| ya- | na- | ka- |
| 1st Person Pl. | 2nd Person Pl. | 3rd Person Pl. |
| yang'-, yane- | nan-, nane- | kang- |
Object prefixes are placed after the verb root. They don't distinguish number, only person.
-m 1PO
-n 2PO
-ng 3PO
Tenses are shown through vowel ablaut of the first vowel in the person/number prefix.
Present Tense = a
Future Tense = i
Past Tense = o
Distant Past Tense = u
Ex. Yatxainda- I'm shopping. Yinetxainda- We're gonna go shopping. Kotxainda- She went shopping. Yutxainda- I went shopping a long time ago.
Irregular Stuff
In verbs which start with a vowel, the vowel will be retained if the combination forms a diphthong, e.g. ka+ita= kaita. If a past or distant past tense verb prefix is attached to a verb beginning with a vowel, the past/distant past o/u changes to w, and the distinction between the two is lost, e.g. ko+ita=kwita, ku+ita=kwita. If the prefix is future tense, the i becomes a y, e.g. ki+ita=kyita.
If the first vowel of the verb root and the vowel of the prefix don't form a diphthong, the root's vowel will be elided by the tense marking vowel, e.g. yo+amswi=yomswi.
*side note: when a vowel gets elided, the remaining vowel undergoes compensatory lengthening, but this isn't contrastive, so whatever* ✎ Edit Article ✖ Delete Article
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