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======Gerundive====== | ======Gerundive====== | ||
The gerundive infix '''-i-''' indicates the use or purpose of something. | The gerundive infix '''-i-''' indicates the use or purpose of something. The accusative role is promoted to the nominative role, as with the passive construction with '''he''', but in addition the assertion is made that this is a good or customary use for the referent in question. | ||
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::→ '''t{{color|MediumBlue|i}}au''' 'to be food' (to be something to be eaten, irregular) | ::→ '''t{{color|MediumBlue|i}}au''' 'to be food' (to be something to be eaten, irregular) | ||
::→ '''ka{{color|MediumBlue|i}}u''' 'to be edible' (regular) | ::→ '''ka{{color|MediumBlue|i}}u''' 'to be edible' (regular) | ||
:* '''omo''' 'to be a pair of eyes' | :* '''jalo''' 'to welcome', 'to receive', 'to accept (into a place)' | ||
::→ '''jal{{color|MediumBlue|i}}o''' 'to be a guest' (one who is to be welcomed) | |||
:* '''asu''' 'to be seated', 'to be sitting' | |||
::→ '''a{{color|MediumBlue|x}}u''' 'to be a chair', 'to be a seat' (to be something to be sat on) [''*asiu'' → ''axu''] | |||
:* '''ila''' 'to speak', 'to talk' | |||
::→ '''il{{color|MediumBlue|i}}a'''' 'to be language' (to be something to be spoken) | |||
:* '''zoi''' 'to say', 'to tell' | |||
::→ '''zo{{color|MediumBlue|j}}i''' 'to be worth saying', 'to be fitting/appropriate' (to be something to be said) [''*zoii'' → ''zoji''] | |||
:* '''go''' 'to do something', 'to act' | |||
::→ '''g{{color|MediumBlue|i}}o''' 'to be a duty', 'to be an obligation', 'to be a good idea' (to be something to be done) | |||
:* '''mue''' 'to be able', 'to be capable' | |||
::→ '''m{{color|MediumBlue|i}}ue''' 'to be a required skill' (to be something that someone should be able to do) | |||
:* '''omo''' 'to be a pair of eyes'; (with genitive subject) 'to look at' | |||
::→ '''om{{color|MediumBlue|i}}o''' 'to be beautiful', 'to be handsome' (to be something to be looked at) | ::→ '''om{{color|MediumBlue|i}}o''' 'to be beautiful', 'to be handsome' (to be something to be looked at) | ||
:* '''buja''' 'to be a boot', 'to crush under a boot' | :* '''bale''' 'to be a fist'; (with genitive subject) 'to punch' | ||
::→ '''buj{{color|MediumBlue|i}}''' 'to be a bug', 'to be vermin' (to be something to be crushed under a boot) | ::→ '''bal{{color|MediumBlue|i}}e''' 'to be punchable', 'to have a punchable face' (to be one who ought to be punched, a common pejorative word) | ||
:* '''buja''' 'to be a boot', (with genitive subject) 'to crush under a boot' | |||
::→ '''buj{{color|MediumBlue|i}}''' 'to be a bug', 'to be vermin' (to be something to be crushed under a boot) [''*bujia'' → ''buji''] | |||
:* '''vuja''' 'to hunt', 'to be a hunter' | :* '''vuja''' 'to hunt', 'to be a hunter' | ||
::→ '''vuj{{color|MediumBlue|i}}''' 'to be prey', 'to be a game animal' (to be something to be hunted) | ::→ '''vuj{{color|MediumBlue|i}}''' 'to be prey', 'to be a game animal' (to be something to be hunted) [''*vujia'' → ''vuji''] | ||
======Locative====== | ======Locative====== | ||