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So, if you have the verb qappa 'to eat', qappaka means 'I eat (it)'. If you use pilé meaning 'fish' then you get qappaka pilé 'I eat fish' and the negative would be qappake pilé 'I don't eat fish'. The transitions are needed even when there is a subject present, and intransitive verbs take a transition as a subject but regardless the object. Thus, qappaka, can mean 'I eat (it)' as well as 'I am eating'. | So, if you have the verb qappa 'to eat', qappaka means 'I eat (it)'. If you use pilé meaning 'fish' then you get qappaka pilé 'I eat fish' and the negative would be qappake pilé 'I don't eat fish'. The transitions are needed even when there is a subject present, and intransitive verbs take a transition as a subject but regardless the object. Thus, qappaka, can mean 'I eat (it)' as well as 'I am eating'. | ||
=== Evidentials === | |||
Evidentials are used in Kareyku to mark how evident one statement is or the source of said statement. Only one evidential marker can be used each time, and they can be used either with verbs, adjectives or nouns. There are seven evidentials in Kareyku: | Evidentials are used in Kareyku to mark how evident one statement is or the source of said statement. Only one evidential marker can be used each time, and they can be used either with verbs, adjectives or nouns. There are seven evidentials in Kareyku: | ||
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- | ! Evidential !! Description !! Form | ||
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| Empiric || statement is fact either empiric or to the speaker. || '''-s''', '''-si''' | |||
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- | | Hearsay (reportative) || the speaker heard about the statement. || '''-n''', '''-ni''' | ||
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| Inferential || the speaker assumes the statement to be true. || '''-ch''', '''-chi''' | |||
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| Renown || the thing being referred is famous for what is stated. || '''-l''', '''-li''' | |||
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| Belief || the speaker believes the statement to be true. || '''-sha''' | |||
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| Infamy || the thing being referred is infamous for what is stated. || '''-lya''' | |||
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| Obviative || the statement is obvious, or should be, to the speaker. || '''-lcha''' | |||
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So for instance, if we have the previous example sentence: qappaka pile 'I eat fish'. We can further develop it into: | So for instance, if we have the previous example sentence: qappaka pile 'I eat fish'. We can further develop it into: | ||