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I stopped being bitten <br> I am stopping being bitten
I stopped being bitten <br> I am stopping being bitten
===Mood===
===Mood===
'''Optative'''
'''Optative''' -


Tšees fššedylw avvidjliill
Tšees fššedylw avvidjliill
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Tšees fššed-ylw a>vvidj<l-iill
Tšees fššed-ylw a>vvidj<l-iill


{{sc|1s.erg}} <{{sc|opt}}>see-{{sc|aff.ind.3.liv.prs.incep}}
{{sc|1s.erg}} <{{sc|opt}}>see-{{sc|opt.aff.ind.3.liv.prs.incep}}


I want to see the wolf
I want to see the wolf now/soon
 
'''Subjunctive''' -
 
Tšees fššedylw uuvvidjljaall
 
{{Um-IPA|Tšees fššedylw uuvvidjljaall}}
 
Tšees fššed-ylw uu>vvidj<lj-aall
 
{{sc|1s.erg}} <{{sc|sjv}}>see-{{sc|sjv.aff.ind.3.liv.prs.incep}}
 
I probably will see the wolf soon


===Circumstantial===
===Circumstantial===
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Revision as of 18:25, 8 May 2013

Verb

VAT

Active - Example of active voice where the wolf is in ergative case and the speaker is in accusative case. Notice how the verbs VAT vowel is conjugated according to the object/Patient and not the subject.

fššedyss tsümj ǧlovëssw

fššed-yss tsümj ǧlov-ëssw

wolf-erg.s.indf 1s.acc bite-1.aff.ind.act.pst.prf

A wolf bit me


Anti-Passive - Anti-passive voice, notice how the VAT vowel conjugates into a negative sense and only goes with the subject but also that it can take on a general or undefined meaning.

fššedy ǧlovets

fššed-y ǧlov-ets

wolf-int.s.indf bite-1.neg.ind.antip.prs.cont

A wolf is not biting
wolves don't bite


Passive - Passive voice, notice positive VAT and subject agreement

tswë ǧlovukwš

tswë ǧlov-ukwš

1s.int bite-1.aff.ind.pas.past/prs.term

I stopped being bitten
I am stopping being bitten

Mood

Optative -

Tšees fššedylw avvidjliill

/t͡ʃe:s fʃ:edylw ɒv:ɨdjlɨ:l:/

Tšees fššed-ylw a>vvidj<l-iill

1s.erg <opt>see-opt.aff.ind.3.liv.prs.incep

I want to see the wolf now/soon

Subjunctive -

Tšees fššedylw uuvvidjljaall

/t͡ʃe:s fʃ:edylw ʉ:v:ɨdljɒ:l:/

Tšees fššed-ylw uu>vvidj<lj-aall

1s.erg <sjv>see-sjv.aff.ind.3.liv.prs.incep

I probably will see the wolf soon

Circumstantial