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Old !Zoom verbs are inspired by Old Irish verbs; they display independent vs. dependent allomorphy.
Old !Zoom verbs are inspired by Old Irish verbs; they display independent vs. dependent allomorphy.
An unprefixed verb (imperfective aspect):
An unprefixed verb (imperfective aspect):
(these are independent forms,used in unmarked clauses. In Primitive !Zoom, the -ih clause was used for verbs with no preverbs attached.)
(these are independent forms,used in unmarked clauses. In Primitive !Zoom, the -ih clause was used for non-prefixed verbs in imperfective aspect.)
jabhic /'dʒabʰɪts/ < jabhacih 'I raise'
jabhic /'dʒabʰɪts/ < jábhac-ih 'I raise'
jabhik /'dʒabʰɪk/ < jabhukih 'you (sg.) raise'
jabhik /'dʒabʰɪk/ < jábhuk-ih 'you (sg.) raise'
jabh /dʒabʰ/ < jabhah 'he, she, it raises'
jabh /dʒabʰ/ < jábha-h 'he, she, it raises'
jobghu /'dʒogʘʰu/ < jabhuσuh 'we raise'
jobghu /'dʒogʘʰu/ < jábhuσu-h 'we raise'
jobŋhi /'dʒoŋʘʰi/ < jabhumih 'you (pl.) raise'
jobŋhi /'dʒoŋʘʰi/ < jábhumi-h 'you (pl.) raise'
jäpkha /'dʒɛʘʰa/ < jabhikhah 'they raise'
jäpkha /'dʒɛʘʰa/ < jábhikha-h 'they raise'
With another preverb the dependent forms are used:
With another preverb the dependent forms are used:
bó·jabhac /bo:'dʒabʰats/ < bô-jábhac 'I do not raise'
bó·jabhac /bo:'dʒabʰats/ < bô-jábhac 'I do not raise'
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bó·jäbhakh /bo:'dʒɛbʰakʰ/ < bô-jábhikha 'they do not raise '
bó·jäbhakh /bo:'dʒɛbʰakʰ/ < bô-jábhikha 'they do not raise '
A verb with a preverb attached:
A verb with a preverb attached:
(these forms are "deuterotonic". Observe that this paradigm is similar to the unprefixed dependent paradigm above)
dha·jgabhic /dʰa'gǂabʰats/ < dhakw-jábhac-ih 'I attract'
dha·jgabhac /dʰa'gǂabʰats/ < dhakw-jábhac 'I attract'
dha·jgabhik /dʰa'gǂobʰ/ < dhakw-jábhuk-ih 'you attract'
dha·jgobh /dʰa'gǂobʰ/ < dhakw-jábhuk 'you attract'
dha·jgabh /dʰa'gǂabʰ/ < dhakw-jábha-h 'he attracts'
dha·jgabh /dʰa'gǂabʰ/ < dhakw-jábha 'he attracts'
dha·jgobghu /dʰa'gǂogʘʰu/ < dhakw-jábhuσô-h 'we attract'  
dha·jgobhaσ /dʰa'gǂobʰaɬ/ < dhakw-jábhuσô 'we attract'  
dha·jgobŋhi /dʰa'gǂoŋʘʰi/ < dhakw-jábhumi-h 'you (pl.) attract'
dha·jgobham /dʰa'gǂobʰam/ < dhakw-jábhumi 'you (pl.) attract'
dha·jgäpkha /dʰa'gǂɛʘʰa/ < dhakw-jábhikha-h 'they attract'
dha·jgäbhakh /dʰa'gǂɛbʰakʰ/ < dhakw-jábhikha 'they attract'
With another preverb the dependent forms are used:
With another preverb the dependent forms are used:
(these forms are called "prototonic".)
(these forms are called "prototonic".)
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bó·dhabgwhaσ /bo:'dʰagʘʷʰaɬ/ < bô-dhákw-jabhuσô 'we do not attract'
bó·dhabgwhaσ /bo:'dʰagʘʷʰaɬ/ < bô-dhákw-jabhuσô 'we do not attract'
bó·dhabgwham /bo:'dʰagʘʷʰam/ < bô-dhákw-jabhumi 'you (pl.) do not attract'
bó·dhabgwham /bo:'dʰagʘʷʰam/ < bô-dhákw-jabhumi 'you (pl.) do not attract'
bó·dhabgwhakh /bo:'dʰagʘʷʰakʰ/ < bô.-dhákw-jabhikha 'they do not attract'
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