Proto-Taspen Word summary
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verb
[VI] Intransitive
*kis
[kis]*
there is
[kis]*
there is
Proto-Taspen
⤷ Not dialect specific
⤷ Not dialect specific
Notes
This verb means "to have" when used VT, but is the existential "there is/are" when used VI. This existential can be applied to both singular and plural subjects.
E.g.
VT
Ermekis se turopu ŋus
PRES-GNO-have 1.SG.ERG hand.foot-PL-ACC four
I have four hands/feet.
VI
Ermekis tur ihe ituri
PRES-GNO-have hand.foot.ABS on ground-LOC
There is a hand on the ground.
This verb means "to have" when used VT, but is the existential "there is/are" when used VI. This existential can be applied to both singular and plural subjects.
E.g.
VT
Ermekis se turopu ŋus
PRES-GNO-have 1.SG.ERG hand.foot-PL-ACC four
I have four hands/feet.
VI
Ermekis tur ihe ituri
PRES-GNO-have hand.foot.ABS on ground-LOC
There is a hand on the ground.
* Pronunciation of this word was estimated based on phonology/orthography
↺ 16 March 2019, 18:12
↺ 16 March 2019, 18:12
Conjugation of 'kis' (3 tables)
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