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====Tense and Aspect==== | ====Tense and Aspect==== | ||
There are four values for the past tense ; two values for the present, one of which corresponds rather to the progressive aspect ; and three values for the future, one of which corresponds rather to the inchoative aspect. | |||
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! Value !! Affix | |||
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| immemorial past || -suʃ | |||
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| further past || -fa | |||
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| recent past || -te | |||
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| earlier in the day || -kate ; -kaʔ | |||
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| going on / progressive || kiŋa ; -ŋa | |||
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| present, habitual present || - | |||
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| about to start / inchoative || -koa | |||
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| near future || -re | |||
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| far future || -sar | |||
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==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||