Bargam
Verbs table
| gloss | layer | stem phonology | 1 sg pst prf | 2 sg pst prf | 3 sg pst prf | 1 sg pst imprf | 2 sg pst imprf | 3 sg pst imprf | 1 sg prs | 2 sg prs | 3 sg prs | 1 sg fut | 2 sg fut | 3 sg fut | 1 pl pst prf | 2 pl pst prf | 3 pl pst prf | 1 pl pst imprf | 2 pl pst imprf | 3 pl pst imprf | 1 pl prs | 2 pl prs | 3 pl prs | 1 pl fut | 2 pl fut | 3 pl fut |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| come | lexeme | bol | bol | bol | bolyai | bolyaʔ | bolyaʔ | bolaiʔ | bolaʔ | bolaʔ | boldaiʔ | boldaʔ | boldaʔ | bol | boliy | boliy | bolyauʔ | bolyaʔay | bolyaʔay | bolauʔ | bolay | bolay | bolam | boldaʔay | boldaʔay | |
| come | suffix | zero | zero | zero | yai | yaʔ | yaʔ | aiʔ | aʔ | aʔ | daiʔ | daʔ | daʔ | new | neʔiy | neʔiy | neʔyauʔ | neʔyaʔay | neʔyaʔay | neʔauʔ | neʔay | neʔay | neʔam | neʔdaʔay | neʔdaʔay | |
| eat | lexeme | ʔ-final | ney | nam | nam | neʔyai | neʔyaʔ | neʔyaʔ | neʔaiʔ | neʔaʔ | neʔaʔ | neʔdaiʔ | neʔdaʔ | neʔdaʔ | zero | iy | iy | yauʔ | yaʔay | yaʔay | auʔ | ay | ay | am | daʔay | daʔay |
| eat | suffix | ʔ-final | y | m | m | yai | yaʔ | yaʔ | aiʔ | aʔ | aʔ | daiʔ | daʔ | daʔ | w | iy | iy | yauʔ | yaʔay | yaʔay | auʔ | ay | ay | am | daʔay | daʔay |
Bargam notes
- Syncretism of 2/3 subject person throughout, but object prefixes
distinguish 1, 2 & 3 in sg:
1sg i- 2sg ni- 3sg Ø pl gi- - Stem alternation involves /e/ > /a/ before a final C in 2/3 person.
References
Hepner, Mark. 2007. Bargam grammar sketch. Ms, S.I.L.