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Shipibo-Konibo
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Verbal Number and Suppletion
Language:
Shipibo-Konibo
Feature:
Verbal Number and Suppletion
by
Ljuba N. Veselinova
Value:
Singular-plural pairs, suppletion
Examples
Sentence igt-262:
jaskat-ax rama-kama-bi chii ja-ke
jaskat-ax
so-
intr
rama-kama-bi
now-until-
emph
chii
fire
ja-ke
exist-
cmpl
And it is so that even until now there is fire.
Sentence igt-263:
ani jema-nko icka joni- bo ja -kan -ke
ani
big
jema-nko
village-
loc
icka
many
joni- bo
person- pl
ja -kan -ke
exist - pl -
cmpl
There are many people in the city.
Sentence igt-264:
ja-Ø-ra Kako-nkoniax jo -ke
ja-Ø-ra
3-
abs
-
as
Kako-nkoniax
Caco-from.
intr
jo -ke
come.sg -
cmpl
(S)he came from Caco.
Sentence igt-265:
ja-bo-Ø-ra Kako-nkoniax be-kan -ke
ja-bo-Ø-ra
3-
pl
-
abs
-
as
Kako-nkoniax
Caco-from.
intr
be-kan -ke
come.pl - pl -
cmpl
They came from Caco.
Sentence igt-3782:
jo-ke
jo-ke
come.sg-compl
‘come’
Sentence igt-3783:
be-kan-ke
be-kan-ke
come.pl-pl-compl
‘come’
Sentence igt-3784:
ka-ke
ka-ke
go.sg-compl
’go’
Sentence igt-3785:
bo-kan-ke
bo-kan-ke
go.pl-pl-compl
’go’
References
Valenzuela 1997
cite
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