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Kewa
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Inflectional Synthesis of the Verb
Language:
Kewa
Feature:
Inflectional Synthesis of the Verb
by
Balthasar Bickel
and
Johanna Nichols
Value:
6-7 categories per word
Examples
Sentence igt-1160:
íri-b-e
íri-b-e
cook- INCEPTIVE-1.
sg
.PERF.EGOCENTRIC
I have begun cooking it
Sentence igt-1161:
íra-paa-ru
íra-paa-ru
cook- COMPLETIVE-1.
sg
.
pst
.ALTROCENTRIC
I finished cooking it (for someone)
Sentence igt-1162:
íra-wa-de
íra-wa-de
cook-1
sg
.
pst
.EGOCENTRIC-PUNCTILIAR
I cooked it
References
Franklin 1971
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