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Itonama

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Itonama

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Verbs table

gloss layer 1 sg 2 sg 2 sg f 3 sg 3 sg f 1 pl 1incl pl 2 pl 3 pl 1 sg subordinate 2 sg subordinate 2 sg f subordinate 3 sg subordinate 3 sg f subordinate 1 pl subordinate 1incl pl subordinate 2 pl subordinate 3 pl subordinate
be angry lexeme siyari'na yari'naka asmayyari'ne sahnayyari'cha
be angry prefix si e' ke zero zero se' de' de' zero as a' ka' ah pV sVh dVh dVh ah
be angry suffix zero zero zero zero ka zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero

Itonama notes

  • The subject markers found on subordinate verb forms are also used with possessed nouns.
  • Besides the subject markers, there are dedicated object markers which distinguish 1st, 2nd and 3rd person (number is not distinguished).

References

Crevels, Mily. 2011. Who Did What to Whom in Magdalena (Itonama). International Journal of American Linguistics 77.4. 577-594.