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“To pull” immediate past Nĩ+ verbal-prefix + Root + ie
 
“To pull” immediate past Nĩ+ verbal-prefix + Root + ie
  
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*{{morphTest|Nũkootie{{tag|v}}{{tag|past}}{{tag|p1}}{{tag|sg}}|Nĩngootie}} <!-- needs tag for factual mood -->
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*{{morphTest|Nũkootie{{tag|v}}{{tag|past}}{{tag|p1}}{{tag|sg}}|Nĩngootie}}  
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*{{morphTest|Nũkootie{{tag|v}}{{tag|past}}{{tag|p2}}{{tag|sg}}|Nũkootie}}
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*{{morphTest|Nũkootie{{tag|v}}{{tag|past}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|sg}}|Nũkootie}}
  
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“To Be” immediate past
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*{{morphTest|palu{{tag|v}}|mapaluay}}
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*{{morphTest|Nĩ{{tag|v}}{{tag|past}}{{tag|p1}}{{tag|sg}}|nĩĩ}}  
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*{{morphTest|kuhting{{tag|}}|kuhtingay}}
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*{{morphTest|Nĩ{{tag|v}}{{tag|past}}{{tag|p2}}{{tag|sg}}|wĩĩ}}  
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*{{morphTest|tata'ak{{tag|}}{{tag|}}|tata'akay}}
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*{{morphTest|Nĩ{{tag|v}}{{tag|past}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|sg}}|eĩ}}  
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*{{morphTest|tusa{{tag|}}{{tag|}}|tatusaay}}
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*{{morphTest|Nĩ{{tag|v}}{{tag|past}}{{tag|p1}}{{tag|pl}}|twĩĩ}}
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*{{morphTest|Nĩ{{tag|v}}{{tag|past}}{{tag|p2}}{{tag|pl}}|mwĩĩ}}
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*{{morphTest|Nĩ{{tag|v}}{{tag|past}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|pl}}|Meĩ}}
  
 
===Positive Recent Past===
 
===Positive Recent Past===

Revision as of 16:37, 17 February 2023

Kamba Grammar

Verb Forms

Positive Immediate Past

The‘Immediate’ past in Kikamba refers to actions taking place earlier in the day of speaking.

“To pull” immediate past Nĩ+ verbal-prefix + Root + ie

  • Nũkootie<v><past><p1><sg> ↔ Nĩngootie
  • Nũkootie<v><past><p2><sg> ↔ Nũkootie
  • Nũkootie<v><past><p3><sg> ↔ Nũkootie
“To Be” immediate past
  • Nĩ<v><past><p1><sg> ↔ nĩĩ
  • Nĩ<v><past><p2><sg> ↔ wĩĩ
  • Nĩ<v><past><p3><sg> ↔ eĩ
  • Nĩ<v><past><p1><pl> ↔ twĩĩ
  • Nĩ<v><past><p2><pl> ↔ mwĩĩ
  • Nĩ<v><past><p3><pl> ↔ Meĩ

Positive Recent Past

Negative Immediate Past

Negative Recent Past

Present Continuous

Nouns

Humans

Inanimate Objects