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Questions
Time
Verb : kustu
Verb : neki
Verb : qa
Verb : mumactia
Verb : altia (maltia)
Verb : altia (kaltia)
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| Questions |
Information
There are two ways of forming questions: with question words and an normal phrase said
in a questioning tone of voice (like in English).
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Explanation
| tay? | what? |
| ken? | how? |
| kan? | where? |
| tay ika? | why? |
| tumawak mutatanoy? | is your grandfather fat? (literally: is fat your grandfather?) |
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| ken tinemi? | how are you? |
| kan tinemi? | where do you live? |
| picawak munoya? | is your grandmother slim? (Literally: is slim your grandmother?) |
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| Time |
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References to time have no fixed place in a sentence (they can go at the beginning
or end).
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Explanation
| tik ne tunalku tutunik | at the beginning: in summer it's hot |
| niqa peyna | at the end: I eat early |
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Examples
| tik ne xupna tanesi maqil | in winter the sun rises at 5 |
| tay tikciwa tayuwa? | what do you do in the evening? |
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| Verb : kustu |
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"kustu" means "to like". |
(naha) metnukustu
(taha) metmukustu
(yaha) mettiikustu
(tehemet) tikustut
(anhemet) anmukustut
(yehemet) tiinkustut
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Note that the verb "kustu" takes a possessive. |
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| Verb : neki |
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"neki" means "to like/want". |
(naha) metnikneki
(taha) mettikneki
(yaha) mettikineki
(tehemet) tiknekit
(anhemet) anknekit
(yehemet) tikinekit
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| Verb : qa |
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"qa" means "to eat". |
(naha) metniqa
(taha) mettiqa
(yaha) mettiqa
(tehemet) tiqat
(anhemet) anqat
(yehemet) tiqat
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Note
"ta" is added when the object is not specified (or it's not known if there is
an object).
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| Verb : mumactia |
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"mumactia" means "to study". |
(naha) metnimumactia
(taha) mettimumactia
(yaha) mettimumactia
(tehemet) timumactiat
(anhemet) anmumactiat
(yehemet) timumactiat
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| Verb : altia (maltia) |
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"altia" means "to wash".
The "m" at the beginning makes it reflexive.
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(naha) metnimaltia
(I wash myself)
(taha) mettimaltia
(you wash yourself)
(yaha) mettimaltia
(s/he washes her/himself)
(tehemet) timaltiat
(we wash ourselves)
(anhemet) anmaltiat
(you (plural) wash yourselves)
(yehemet) timaltiat
(they wash themsleves)
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Note
The "m" comes from the reflexive prefix "mu", which is shortened before a vowel.
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| Verb : altia (kaltia) |
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"altia" means "to wash".
With a "k" at the beginning, it means that someone else is being washed.
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(naha) metnikaltia
(I wash him/her)
(taha) mettikaltia
(you wash him/her)
(yaha) mettikaltia
(s/he washes him/her)
(tehemet) tikaltiat
(we wash him/her)
(anhemet) ankaltiat
(you (plural) wash him/her)
(yehemet) tikaltiat
(they wash him/her)
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