|
PRESENT (usually) |
PRESENT
CONTINUOUS |
PAST
|
FUTURE |
|
MIHUSOMA I
read |
NGAMSOMO I
am reading |
TSISOMO I
read |
NGAMDJOSOMA I
will read |
|
WEHUSOMA You
read |
NGOSOMO You
are reading |
HUSOMO You
read |
NGODJOSOMA You
are reading |
|
YEHUSOMA He
/ she reads |
NGUSOMO He/she
is reading |
HASOMO He/she
read |
NGUDJOSOMA He
/ she will read |
|
SIHUSOMA We
read |
NGARISOMAO We
are reading |
RISOMO We
read |
NGARIDJOHUSOMA We
will read |
|
NYIHUSOMA You
read |
NGAMSOMAO You
are reading |
MSOMO You
read |
NGAMSOMAO You
will read |
|
WOHUSOMA They
read |
NGWASOMAO They
are reading |
WASOMO They
read |
NGWADJOHUSOMA They
will read |
SUMMARY
|
PRONOUNS |
PRESENT |
PRESENT CONTINUOUS |
PAST |
FUTURE |
|
MIMI = I |
MI+INF VERB |
NGAM+VS+O |
TSI+RV |
NGAM+DJO+ VERB |
|
WEWE = YOU |
WE+INF VERB |
NGO+VS+O |
HU+RV |
NGO+DJO+ VERB |
|
YEYE = HE/SHE |
YE+ INF VERB |
NGU+VS+O |
HA+RV |
NGU+DJO+ VERB |
|
SISI = WE |
SI +INF VERB |
NGARI+VS+AO |
RI+RV |
NGARI+DJO+ INF VERB |
|
NYINYI = YOU |
NYI +INF VERB |
NGAM+VS+AO |
M+RV |
NGAM+DJO+ INF VERB |
|
WOWO = THEY |
WO+INF VERB |
NGWA+RS+AO |
WA+RV |
NGWA+DJO+INF VERB |
INF VERB = the infinitive of the verb.
The verb SOMA to read has as infinitive HUSOMA.
VS = the
verb stem. In HUSOMA, the
stem is SOM; HULA (L); HUKAKA
(KAK): HUNYAWA (NYAW), so the steł is the verb without the last vowel.
VERB= means the infinitive form without the HU as in
SOMA.
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