|
PRESENT (usually) |
PRESENT
CONTINUOUS |
PAST |
FUTURE |
|
MITSISOMO I
do not read |
NTSUSOMA I
am not reading |
NDJASOMA I
did not read |
KARINAHUSOMA I
will not read |
|
WEKUSOMO You
do not read |
KUTSUSOMA You
are not reading |
KUDJASOMA You
did not read |
KUNAHUSOMA You
are not reading |
|
YEKASOMO He
/ she does not read |
KATUUSOMA He/she
is not reading |
KADJASOMA He/she
did not read |
KANAHUSOMA He
/ she will not read |
|
SIKARISOMA We
do not read |
KARITSUSOMA We
are not reading |
KARIDJASOMA We
did not read |
KARINAHUSOMA We
will not read |
|
NYIKAMSOMO You
do not read |
KAMTSUSOMA You
are not reading |
KAMDJASOMA You
did not read |
KAMNAHUSOMAO You
will not read |
|
WOKASOMO They
do not read |
KWATSUSOMA They
are not reading |
KWADJASOMA They
did not read |
KWANAHUSOMA They
will not read |
SUMMARY
|
PRESENT (usually) |
PRESENT
CONTINUOUS |
PAST |
FUTURE |
|
MITSI+VS+O |
NTSU+VERB |
NDJA+VERB |
KARINAHU+VERB |
|
WEKU+VS+O |
KUTSU+VERB |
KUDJA+VERB |
KUNAHU+VERB |
|
YEKA+VS+O |
KATUU+VERB |
KADJA+VERB |
KANAHU+VERB |
|
SIKARI+VS+O |
KARITSU+VERB |
KARIDJA+VERB |
KARINAHU+VERB |
|
NYIKAM+VS+O |
KAMTSU+VERB |
KAMDJA+VERB |
KAMNAHU+VERB |
|
WOKA+VS+O |
KWATSU+VERB |
KWADJA+VERB |
KWANAHU+VERB |
INF VERB = the infinitive of the verb.
The verb SOMA to read has as infinitive HUSOMA.
VS = Root of the verb, in another word the stem of the
verb reduced to its final vowel (A).
In HUSOMA, the root is SOM; HULA
(L); HUKAKA (KAK): HUNYAWA (NYAW), so the root is the verb without the last
vowel.
VERB= means the infinitive form without the HU as in
SOMA.
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