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==='''Verbs'''=== | ==='''Verbs'''=== | ||
Verbs are the core of every sentence in Volapȕük nulíik. A sentence can be made without any noun but may not lack a verb, be it even an adjective used as a verb. This focus on verbal structures is expressed in that way that verbs normally open a sentence, except e. g. for emphasis. Verbs are so important because they bear a lot of information which allow them to function as single-word sentences. Each verb is built up in a strict manner and though a verb can have several suffixes following the stem and giving special information on space, time and point of view, they all follow the very same structure. | |||
Co-verb suffixes | |||
Supposedly upon Inuktitut influence there has been a development of suffixes which were derived from basic verbs and attached to nouns. These new suffixes turned the whol structure into verbs which can be conjugated the same any other verb can be. These verbs encompass verbs of perception (logön, lilön, smelön), basic human activities (drinön, fidön) | |||
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!suffix !! etymology !! meaning !! example sentence | |||
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|-Cind || *-rind < *drinön || to drink || Vattindáb niwäreté. vat-TIND-á-b 'I drink water out of a glass.' | |||
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||-Cet || *getön || to receive || Florretáabeldȍl. flor-RET-á-b-e-l-dȍl 'I receive flowers from you every day.' | |||
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||-Cid || *fidön || to eat || Nommittidábnèe. no-mit-TID-á-b-nèe 'I never eat meat.' | |||
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||-Cog || *logön || to see || Dogallogáboknùu. dog-al-LOG-á-b-o-k-nùu 'I am seeing your dog here. | |||
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||-Cil || *lilön || to hear || Kagatodrennilȁbiktȍd. ka-gat-o-dren-NIL-ȁ-b-i-k-tȍd 'I could hitherto hear your cat weep the whole time.' | |||
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||-Cem || *smelön || to smell || Pligafonnullemáabii. pli(d)-gaf-o-nul(ik)-LEM-áa-b-ii. 'I always like smelling fresh coffee [new coffee].' | |||
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||-Cuk || *-tuq < Inuktitut || to make [food] || Plibitsakkukáabeldȍl. pli-bitsak-KUK-áa-b-e-l-dȍl. 'I like making pizza for you every day.' | |||
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||-Cek || *meekön || to make [non-food] || Tooddekémš. tood-DEK-é-mš. 'The men have made a car.' | |||
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