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The root of a true verb may also be reduplicated to form a verb with intensive or frequentative meaning, e.g. ''ewaawas'' "stomp, trample", ''inuanua'' "shout, roar", ''eralulu'' "destroy". | The root of a true verb may also be reduplicated to form a verb with intensive or frequentative meaning, e.g. ''ewaawas'' "stomp, trample", ''inuanua'' "shout, roar", ''eralulu'' "destroy". | ||
The following are the main true verbs: | The following are the main true verbs, given with their primary meaning in '''bold''', plus secondary meanings and important derivatives: | ||
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! width="10%;" | Verb !! width="20%;" | Primary !! width="30%;" | Secondary !! width="40%;" | Key Derivatives | |||
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! ''eba '' | |||
| (vt.) incise || cut, scratch, carve; mark || ''ebaba'' (vt.) hack; ''enaba'' (vt.) slash, wound | |||
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! ''ebang'' | |||
| (vt.) give || offer, pay; provide || | |||
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! rowspan="2;" | ''ebei'' | |||
| (vi.) come together || assemble, congregate, swarm, herd || ''enabei'' swarm, throng | |||
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| (vt.) bring together || collect, gather, assemble; herd || ''ebeibei'' hoard, amass | |||
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! rowspan="2;" | ''ebeng'' | |||
| (vi.) sit || be located, be situated || ''erabeng'' (vt.) put, place, establish, fix | |||
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| (vt.) set || put, place, set down || | |||
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! ''egas'' | |||
| (vt.) get || obtain, receive; understand || ''eragas'' (vt.) explain, inform; give | |||
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! rowspan="2;" | ''egang'' | |||
| (vi.) go up || rise, improve; grow || ''eragang'' (vt.) improve; raise, lift | |||
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| (vt.) go up || ascend, climb || | |||
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! ''egong'' | |||
| (vi.) remain || wait, stay; dwell; rest || ''eragong'' keep, detain, maintain | |||
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! ''egos'' | |||
| (vt.) throw || shoot, cast; release || | |||
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| '' | ! rowspan="2;" | ''egosh'' | ||
| (vi.) heat || cook, boil, warm || | |||
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| (vt.) heat || cook, boil, warm || ''enagosh'' burn, overcook | |||
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| '' | ! rowspan="2;" | ''ekash'' | ||
| (vi.) obtain knowledge || learn, comprehend || rowspan="2;" | ''ekaikash'' (vi.) study <br/> ''erakash'' (vt.) teach , educate, instruct s.o. <br/> ''erakaiki'' (vt.) teach sth | |||
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| (vt.) obtain knowledge of sth || learn sth | |||
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! ''elaz'' | |||
| (vt.) divide sth || split; separate || | |||
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| '' | ! rowspan="2;" | ''eresh'' | ||
| (vi.) constrict || narrow, shrink, tighten || | |||
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| '' | | (vt.) constrict sth || press, squeeze || ''ereiresh'' (vt.) crush <br/> ''enaresh'' (vt.) restrain, constrain | ||
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! ''ero'' | |||
| (vt.) come into contact with sth || touch, rub || ''eroro'' (vt.) hit, strike <br/> ''enaro'' (vt.) molest, grope | |||
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| ''esuang'' | ! rowspan="2;" | ''esuang'' | ||
| (vi.) lie (down) || be located horizontally; spread out, extend || ''enasuang'' (vt.) block, obstruct | |||
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| (vt.) lay || || | |||
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! ''etoz'' | |||
| (vi.) move towards (speaker) || come || ''etootoz'' (vi.) rush at, charge | |||
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! ''ewaging'' | |||
| (vt.) come near sth || approach, reach; arrive || ''ewawaging'' (vt.) rush at, charge at, attack | |||
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! ''ewang'' | |||
| (vi.) move away from (speaker) || go || ''ewanuang'' (vi.) flee, escape <br/> ''enawang'' (vi.) abandon, leave | |||
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! ''ewas'' | |||
| (vi.) step || pace, tread; measure || ''ewaawas'' (vt.) trample, trod <br/> ''enawas'' (vi.) misstep, stumble | |||
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! rowspan="2;" | ''ewash'' | |||
| (vi.) go down || descend, fall; deteriorate || ''enawash'' (vi.) fall <br/> ''erawash'' (vt.) fell, drop | |||
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| (vt.) go down sth || descend || | |||
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! ''exaz'' | |||
| (vt.) move into || enter, penetrate || ''enaxaz'' (vt.) infiltrate, violate | |||
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! ''exoz'' | |||
| (vt.) begin sth || beget, produce, create, conceive || | |||
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! rowspan="2;" | ''eyeki'' | |||
| (vi.) stand || be located vertically || ''erakash'' (vt.) build, erect | |||
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| (vt.) stand sth up || || | |||
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! ''ibii'' | |||
| (vi.) move (without reference to path) || travel; flow || ''erabii'' (vt.) drive, goad, propel, impel | |||
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! ''iging'' | |||
| (vt.) make, do || || | |||
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! rowspan="2;" | ''iji'' | |||
| (vi.) appear || come into view; seem, look like || | |||
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| (vt.) show || explain, illustrate || | |||
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! ''ilu'' | |||
| (vi.) die || break, stop, cease || ''eralu'' (vt.) kill, break <br/> ''ilulu'' (vi.) die | |||
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! rowspan="2;" | ''iluaz'' | |||
| (vi.) spread || scatter, disperse || ''eraluaz'' (vt.) cause to scatter, dispel | |||
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| (vt.) spread sth || scatter, disperse, distribute || | |||
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! ''ilung'' | |||
| (vt.) hold || have, possess; use || | |||
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! rowspan="2;" | ''inua'' | |||
| (vi.) speak || make a sound, resound || ''eranua'' (vt.) ring, play | |||
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| (vt.) say sth || speak sth, make a sound || | |||
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! ''ipush'' | |||
| (vt.) perceive || know; sense || | |||
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! ''ishi'' | |||
| (vt.) regard || consider, think; view || | |||
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! ''izung'' | |||
| (vi. & vt.) expel || defecate, emit; reject || ''enazung'' (vi. & vt.) vomit, abort | |||
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! ''yang'' | |||
| (vt.) take in || consume, eat, drink; receive, accept || | |||
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! ''yata'' | |||
| (vi.) happen || || ''eraata'' (vt.) cause sth to happen, instigate <br/> ''enaata'' (vi.) befall | |||
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! ''yehang'' | |||
| (vi.) be || exist, live || | |||
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! ''yosh'' | |||
| (vt.) puncture || pierce || ''enaush'' (vt.) stab | |||
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! ''yuki'' | |||
| (vt.) go out of || exit, leave || | |||
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! ''yus'' | |||
| (vt.) move away from || go, leave || ''enaus'' (vt.) abandon, flee from | |||
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