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''Tuka'', ''ka'', ''tukeh'' and ''keh'' are all taken from the [[Yabo]] languages, all of which have pronouns along the lines of ''toka'' or ''tokeq''. | ''Tuka'', ''ka'', ''tukeh'' and ''keh'' are all taken from the [[Yabo]] languages, all of which have pronouns along the lines of ''toka'' or ''tokeq''. | ||
===Numerals=== | |||
Bemé numerals from 0-9 are as follows: | |||
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" | |||
! Number !! Bemé !! English translation | |||
|- | |||
| 0 || ''siro'' || zero | |||
|- | |||
| 1 || ''wan'' || one | |||
|- | |||
| 2 || ''tu'' || two | |||
|- | |||
| 3 || ''kri'' || three | |||
|- | |||
| 4 || ''pow'' || four | |||
|- | |||
| 5 || ''payeh'' || five | |||
|- | |||
| 6 || ''sis'' || six | |||
|- | |||
| 7 || ''sebeng'' || seven | |||
|- | |||
| 8 || ''eyt'' || eight | |||
|- | |||
| 9 || ''nyen'' || nine | |||
|} | |||
===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||
The Bemé verbal paradigm, shown on the regular verb ''{{bm|it}}'' is as follows: | |||
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" | |||
!rowspan=2 | !! colspan=2 | Indicative !! colspan=2 | Continuous !! colspan=2 | Conditional | |||
|- | |||
! intrans. !! trans. !! intrans. !! trans. !! intrans. !! trans | |||
|- | |||
! Present | |||
| ''it'' || ''itin'' || ''eh it'' || ''eh itin'' || ''la it'' || ''la itin'' | |||
|- | |||
! Past | |||
| ''dan it'' || ''dan itin'' || ''eh dan it'' || ''eh dan itin'' || ''la dan it'' || ''la dan itin'' | |||
|- | |||
! Future | |||
| ''wan it'' || ''wan itin'' || ''eh wan it'' || ''eh wan itin'' || ''la wan it'' || ''la wan itin'' | |||
|} | |||
====Transitivity==== | ====Transitivity==== | ||
Similarly to [[w:Tok Pisin|Tok Pisin]], verbs are made transitive by the suffix ''-in''. The suffix is only not placed after a transitive verb when the verb is imperative. | Similarly to [[w:Tok Pisin|Tok Pisin]], verbs are made transitive by the suffix ''-in''. The suffix is only not placed after a transitive verb when the verb is imperative. | ||