Karkar-Yuri
Auxiliary table
| gloss | layer | 1 sg prs | 2 sg prs | 3 sg prs | 1incl du prs | 2 du prs | 1 pl prs | 2 pl prs | 3 pl prs | 1 sg pst | 2 sg pst | 3 sg pst | 1incl du pst | 2 du pst | 1 pl pst | 2 pl pst | 3 pl pst | 1 sg fut | 2 sg fut | 3 sg fut | 1incl du fut | 2 du fut | 1 pl fut | 2 pl fut | 3 pl fut |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aux | lexeme | amp | ap | omp | emp | ep | omp | ap | ap | namp | nap | nomp | nemp | nep | nomp | nap | nap | nanamp | nanap | nanomp | ninemp | ninep | mwanomp | mwanap | mwanap |
| aux | prefix | am | a | om | em | e | om | a | a | nam | na | nom | nem | ne | nom | na | na | nanam | nana | nanom | ninem | nine | mwanom | mwana | mwana |
Karkar-Yuri notes
- A verb stem by itself has a past completive interpretation; other tense-aspect meanings require the use of the auxiliary.
- The existing description is fragmentary, so it is not clear whether or not there are other relevant phenomena in this language (or language family).
References
Rigden, Veda. 1986. Karkar-Yuri grammar cohesion referentials. Ms, SIL. Online: http://www.sil.org/pacific/png/abstract.asp?id=50997.