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| | yayak|| yay || tay || Kahno côri yay cire/ciri itá' || The old man went up the mountain.|| | | | yayak|| yay || tay || Kahno côri yay cire/ciri itá' || The old man went up the mountain.|| |
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| =====Modals=====
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| Modal verbs follow the Directional-Positional coverbs. Modals include a wide range of expressions, such as ability, potentiality, similitude, desire, inclination, etc.
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| ! !! Modal!! Meaning
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| ! style=""| Potential
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| | makan|| be able to, can
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| ! style=""| Necessitive
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| | nehái|| need to
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| ! style=""| Desiderative
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| | tasmi|| want to
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| ! style=""| Conative
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| | képorih|| to try to, attempt
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| ! style=""| Inceptive
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| | yari|| begin to
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| ! style=""| Resumptive
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| | kenoy|| again
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| Examples of usage of the modal verbs follow:
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| |phrase = Kattá tuas képorih itá', yankór<ref>From reconstructed P-Nahenic *''wa=man=kor'' (CONN=SEQ=and.yet).</ref> seskoro sioykar ináka.
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| | IPA = kat.'ta tuaʃ 'kɛpoɾɪɦ i'taʔ yan'koɾ 'ʃɛʃkoɾo 'ʃoɪkaɾ ɪ'naka
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| | morphemes = kattá tuas képorih itá' yankór se=skoro sioykar iná-ka.
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| | gloss = 1S.3S wash.out try AUX.TRN however reed=DEM.PROX good be-NEG.
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| | translation = I'm trying to wash (the stain) out, but this reed brush isn't good.
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| ====Aspect==== | | ====Aspect==== |