Ewage-Notu

Language

Ewage-Notu

Family

Trans-New Guinea

Ethnologue

ISO

glottolog_id

Verbs table

gloss	layer	1 sg prs	2 sg prs	3 sg	1 pl prs	2 pl prs	3 pl prs	1 sg near_pst	2 sg near_pst	3 sg near_pst	1 pl near_pst	2 pl near_pst	3 pl near_pst	1 sg different_sbj	2 sg different_sbj	3 sg different_sbj	1 pl different_sbj	2 pl different_sbj	3 pl different_sbj	1 sg different_sbj sequential fut	2 sg different_sbj sequential fut	3 sg different_sbj sequential fut	1 pl different_sbj sequential fut	2 pl different_sbj sequential fut	3 pl different_sbj sequential fut	1 sg same_sbj sequential dur	2 sg same_sbj sequential dur	3 sg same_sbj sequential dur	1 pl same_sbj sequential dur	2 pl same_sbj sequential dur	3 pl same_sbj sequential dur
do	lexeme	ena	esa	ira	era	ewa	era	iutana	iutasa	iutara	ititara	ititawa	ititara	eno	eso	iri	ero	ewo	ero	ano	aso	ari	oro	awo	oro	eniko	esiko	iko	eriko	eviko	eriko
do	suffix	ena	esa	ira	era	ewa	era	iutana	iutasa	iutara	ititara	ititawa	ititara	eno	eso	iri	ero	ewo	ero	ano	aso	ari	oro	awo	oro	eniko	esiko	iko	eriko	eviko	eriko

Note that the verb 'do' in the exemplary paradigms has a zero root.
Ewage-Notu illustrates systematic syncretism of 1pl=3pl in subject marking on verbs across several verbal categories.
There are many different TAM paradigms, as well as a category of medial verbs, which distinguish between different subject and same subject. Many of these are distinguished by merely by suffixes which proceed the subject markers and do not interact with them. These have been factored out of the analysis.
There are no inflectional classes as such, though there are apparently lexical distinctions in the imperative ending: er-i 'stand up' vs p-o 'come' vs mamb-u 'go' vs. gaj-s 'close it'. Unfortunately, there is not enough information in the description to incorporate this into the analysis.

Parrington, Doug & Margaret. N.d. An Introduction to Notu-Ewage Grammar. Ms, SIL.