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|pronunciation = [ɠíno afka]

As mentioned above, the stem-final consonants of some verbs metathesize upon the addition of an echo vowel between them. In many cases, the metathesized form is actually older than the base form. For example, the verb ''kusli'' "to be fat" originally had the stem ''*kuls'', which was metathesized for ease of pronunciation whenever the final consonants came into contact.

*''miyya'': who (singular or plural) - e.g. ''<b>Míyya</b> tarkà?'' "'''Who''' do you see?"

**Nominative is ''miyyí''

*''miyyi'' (genitive of ''miyya''): whose - e.g. ''Kuni <b>míyyi</b> kitaaba?'' "'''Whose''' book is this?"

*''miyyicha (m.), miyyitti (f.)'' (singulative of ''miyya''): who (singular) - e.g. ''Kuni <b>miyyicha</b>?'' "'''Who''' is that (guy)?"

This suffix may be derive verbs from nouns and inchoatives from statives.

Unless otherwise indicated, these constructions can occur in any tense (including compound within reason). For (my) convenience, the descriptions are for the present. For other tenses, make the appropriate adjustments - e.g. ''an caami allid sugé'' "I was still about to eat"

*Indicates an action that is expected to happen in the future (more distant than the anticipative). Can be translated as "going to -"

*Infinitive + ''weeyi'' "to lack/miss" = "to lack -ing; to fail to -; to not -". Can be used instead of the negative, especially in subordinate clauses - e.g. ''an caami weeyé'' "I failed to eat/ I did not eat"

 

 

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<tr><th>9</th><th>[[wiktionary:here|here]]</th><td> </td></tr>

<tr><th>10</th><th>[[wiktionary:there|there]]</th><td> </td></tr>

<tr><th>11</th><th>[[wiktionary:who|who]]</th><td>iyya; manama, madada</td></tr>

<tr><th>14</th><th>[[wiktionary:when|when]]</th><td> </td></tr>

<tr><th>18</th><th>[[wiktionary:many|many]]</th><td> </td></tr>

<tr><th>20</th><th>[[wiktionary:few|few]]</th><td> </td></tr>

<tr><th>27</th><th>[[wiktionary:big|big]]</th><td>weene (''3''; aweeni)</td></tr>

<tr><th>29</th><th>[[wiktionary:wide|wide]]</th><td>bale (''3''; balaati)</td></tr>

<tr><th>30</th><th>[[wiktionary:thick|thick]]</th><td> </td></tr>

<tr><th>32</th><th>[[wiktionary:small|small]]</th><td> </td></tr>

<tr><th>34</th><th>[[wiktionary:narrow|narrow]]</th><td> </td></tr>

<tr><th>35</th><th>[[wiktionary:thin|thin]]</th><td> </td></tr>

<tr><th>38</th><th>[[wiktionary:man|man (human being)]]</th><td>nama (''m.'')</td></tr>

<tr><th>46</th><th>[[wiktionary:bird|bird]]</th><td>shimmira (''f. sgt.''; coll: shimmira ''f.'')</td></tr>

<tr><th>49</th><th>[[wiktionary:snake|snake]]</th><td></td></tr>

<tr><th>50</th><th>[[wiktionary:worm|worm]]</th><td></td></tr>

<tr><th>54</th><th>[[wiktionary:fruit|fruit]]</th><td> </td></tr>

<tr><th>55</th><th>[[wiktionary:seed|seed]]</th><td> </td></tr>

<tr><th>56</th><th>[[wiktionary:leaf|leaf]]</th><td></td></tr>

<tr><th>57</th><th>[[wiktionary:root|root]]</th><td> </td></tr>

<tr><th>60</th><th>[[wiktionary:grass|grass]]</th><td></td></tr>

<tr><th>62</th><th>[[wiktionary:skin|skin]]</th><td></td></tr>

<tr><th>63</th><th>[[wiktionary:meat|meat]]</th><td></td></tr>

<tr><th>70</th><th>[[wiktionary:feather|feather]]</th><td></td></tr>

<tr><th>90</th><th>[[wiktionary:heart|heart]]</th><td></td></tr>

<tr><th>91</th><th>[[wiktionary:liver|liver]]</th><td></td></tr>

<tr><th>92</th><th>[[wiktionary:drink|drink]]</th><td></td></tr>

<tr><th>93</th><th>[[wiktionary:eat|eat]]</th><td></td></tr>

<tr><th>96</th><th>[[wiktionary:spit|spit]]</th><td></td></tr>

<tr><th>98</th><th>[[wiktionary:blow|blow]]</th><td></td></tr>

<tr><th>100</th><th>[[wiktionary:laugh|laugh]]</th><td></td></tr>

<tr><th>101</th><th>[[wiktionary:see|see]]</th><td></td></tr>

<tr><th>104</th><th>[[wiktionary:think|think]]</th><td></td></tr>

<tr><th>107</th><th>[[wiktionary:sleep|sleep]]</th><td></td></tr>

<tr><th>112</th><th>[[wiktionary:hunt|hunt]]</th><td></td></tr>

<tr><th>113</th><th>[[wiktionary:hit|hit]]</th><td></td></tr>

<tr><th>122</th><th>[[wiktionary:come|come]]</th><td></td></tr>

<tr><th>127</th><th>[[wiktionary:fall|fall]]</th><td></td></tr>

<tr><th>132</th><th>[[wiktionary:wash|wash]]</th><td></td></tr>

<tr><th>138</th><th>[[wiktionary:sew|sew]]</th><td></td></tr>

<tr><th>140</th><th>[[wiktionary:say|say]]</th><td></td></tr>

<tr><th>149</th><th>[[wiktionary:star|star]]</th><td> </td></tr>

<tr><th>150</th><th>[[wiktionary:water|water]]</th><td> </td></tr>

<tr><th>154</th><th>[[wiktionary:sea|sea]]</th><td> </td></tr>

<tr><th>155</th><th>[[wiktionary:salt|salt]]</th><td> </td></tr>

<tr><th>156</th><th>[[wiktionary:stone|stone]]</th><td> </td></tr>

<tr><th>159</th><th>[[wiktionary:earth|earth]]</th><td> </td></tr>

<tr><th>162</th><th>[[wiktionary:sky|sky]]</th><td> </td></tr>

<tr><th>164</th><th>[[wiktionary:snow|snow]]</th><td> </tr>

<tr><th>165</th><th>[[wiktionary:ice|ice]]</th><td> </td></tr>

<tr><th>169</th><th>[[wiktionary:burn|burn]]</th><td> </td></tr>

<tr><th>172</th><th>[[wiktionary:red|red]]</th><td>cás (''III''); casáan (''m.'')</td></tr>

<tr><th>173</th><th>[[wiktionary:green|green]]</th><td>caghaarán (cagaarn-, ''III''); caghaár (''f.'')</td></tr>

<tr><th>174</th><th>[[wiktionary:yellow|yellow]]</th><td>huruuthán (huruudn-, ''III''); huruúd (huruuth-, ''f.'')</td></tr>

<tr><th>175</th><th>[[wiktionary:white|white]]</th><td>cád (cad-, ''III''); cadáan (''m.'')</td></tr>

<tr><th>176</th><th>[[wiktionary:black|black]]</th><td>mathoów (mathoop-, ''III'')</td></tr>

<tr><th>177</th><th>[[wiktionary:night|night]]</th><td>hapéen (''m.'')</td></tr>

<tr><th>178</th><th>[[wiktionary:day|day]]</th><td>maalín (maalm-, ''f.''; maalmó)</td></tr>

<tr><th>179</th><th>[[wiktionary:year|year]]</th><td>sánad/sanó (sanath-, ''f.''; sanathó)</td></tr>

<tr><th>180</th><th>[[wiktionary:warm|warm]]</th><td>diirán (diirn-, ''III'')</td></tr>

<tr><th>181</th><th>[[wiktionary:cold|cold]]</th><td>qapoów (qapoop-, ''III'')</td></tr>

<tr><th>182</th><th>[[wiktionary:full|full]]</th><td>búux (''I''); buuxsán (''III'')</td></tr>

<tr><th>183</th><th>[[wiktionary:new|new]]</th><td>cusúb (cusb-, ''III'')</td></tr>

<tr><th>184</th><th>[[wiktionary:old|old]]</th><td>dúq (''c.'')</td></tr>

<tr><th>185</th><th>[[wiktionary:good|good]]</th><td>fiicán (fiicn-,''III'')</td></tr>

<tr><th>186</th><th>[[wiktionary:bad|bad]]</th><td>xún (xum-, ''III'')</td></tr>

<tr><th>188</th><th>[[wiktionary:dirten|dirty]]</th><td>wasákh (''f.'')</td></tr>

<tr><th>189</th><th>[[wiktionary:straight|straight]]</th><td>toosán (''III''); tóos (''m.'')</td></tr>

<tr><th>194</th><th>[[wiktionary:wet|wet]]</th><td>qooyán (qooyn-, ''III''); qooyáan (''m.'')</td></tr>

<tr><th>195</th><th>[[wiktionary:dry|dry]]</th><td>qallalán (qallaln-, ''III''); qalléel (''m.'')</td></tr>

<tr><th>196</th><th>[[wiktionary:correct|correct]]</th><td>sáx (''III''); sáx (''f.''); saxíix (''f.'')</td></tr>

<tr><th>197</th><th>[[wiktionary:near|near]]</th><td>dhow (''III'')</td></tr>

<tr><th>198</th><th>[[wiktionary:far|far]]</th><td>fóg (fogh-, ''III'')</td></tr>

<tr><th>199</th><th>[[wiktionary:right|right]]</th><td>míthig/mithíg (''m./f.'')</td></tr>

<tr><th>200</th><th>[[wiktionary:left|left]]</th><td>bíthix/bithíx (''m./f.'')</td></tr>

<tr><th>201</th><th>[[wiktionary:at|at]]</th><td>kú; Ø</td></tr>

<tr><th>202</th><th>[[wiktionary:in|in]]</th><td>kú; dhéx</td></tr>

<tr><th>203</th><th>[[wiktionary:with|with]]</th><td>lá</td></tr>

<tr><th>204</th><th>[[wiktionary:and|and]]</th><td>ii</td></tr>

<tr><th>205</th><th>[[wiktionary:if|if]]</th><td>hadíi</td></tr>

<tr><th>206</th><th>[[wiktionary:because|because]]</th><td>casháan</td></tr>

<tr><th>207</th><th>[[wiktionary:name|name]]</th><td>mághac (''m.'')</td></tr>

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