Verse:Schngellstein/Stem-Celtic Nurian

Verbs

TODO: revamp tenses to get split-ergativity, add evidentiality

Unlike Qivattutannguaq, Pestonian is NOT pro-drop.

There is a 2x2 tense structure: {non-past, past} x {imperfective, perfective}.

Ergativity is used in perfect(ive) tenses. The verb agrees with the noun in the absolutive case, and the ergative subject is marked with the ablative-locative case: Sõmed teisedim. 'He will find me.'

As in Hebrew and Russian, some tenses are pro-drop but some tenses are not.

eed "to be":

• ja im, tu er, se/sa/sud eed, am imme, ju eht, sir huud

teised "to find":

• Non-past imperfective: ja teisia, tu teiser, se/sa/sud teised, am teisim, ju teisid, sir teisud
• Past imperfective: ja teisa, tu teist, se/sa/sud teis, am teisam, ju teisad, sir teiser
• Future perfective: ja teisiar, tu teisedar, se/sa/sud teisedur, am teisemaht, ju teisedaht, si teisudur
• Past perfective: ja teisedim, tu teiseder, se/sa/sud teiseded, am teisedim, ju teisedeht, si teiserur

vinned "to join":

• Non-past imperfective: ja vinna, tu vinner, se/sa/sud vinned, am vinnam, ju vinned, sir vinnud
• Past imperfective: ja vanner, tu vannet, se/sa/sud vanner, am vanneme, ju vannete, sir vanner
• Past perfective: vandim, vander, vanded, vandime, vandite, vandud
• Future perfective: vantõim, vantõir, vantõid, vantõime, vantõite, vantõjud

teepudad "to rule":

• Non-past imperfective: ja teepuda, tu teepudar, se teepudad, am teepudam, ju teepudad, sir teepudud
• Past imperfective: ja teepudar, tu teepudat, se teepudar, am teepudame, ju teepudate, sir teepudar
• Past perfective: teepudadim, teepudader, teepudaded, teepudadime, teepudadite, teepudadud
• Future perfective: teepudatõim, teepudatõir, teepudatõid, teepudatõime, teepudatõite, teepudatõjud