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===Negative Recent Past===
 
===Negative Recent Past===
 
“To pull” negative recent past verbal-prefix + i + nee + Root + a
 
“To pull” negative recent past verbal-prefix + i + nee + Root + a
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*{{morphTest|Nũkootie{{tag|v}}{{tag|past}}{{tag|p1}}{{tag|sg}}|Ndineekoota}}
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*{{morphTest|Nũkootie{{tag|v}}{{tag|past}}{{tag|p2}}{{tag|sg}}|Ndũneekoota}}
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*{{morphTest|Nũkootie{{tag|v}}{{tag|past}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|sg}}|Ndaneekooa}}
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*{{morphTest|Nũkootie{{tag|v}}{{tag|past}}{{tag|p1}}{{tag|pl}}|Tũineekoota}}
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*{{morphTest|Nũkootie{{tag|v}}{{tag|past}}{{tag|p2}}{{tag|pl}}|Mũineekooa}}
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*{{morphTest|Nũkootie{{tag|v}}{{tag|past}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|pl}}|Maineekoota}}
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“To Be” negative recent past
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*{{morphTest|Nĩ{{tag|v}}{{tag|past}}{{tag|p1}}{{tag|sg}}|Ndinaĩ}}
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*{{morphTest|Nĩ{{tag|v}}{{tag|past}}{{tag|p2}}{{tag|sg}}|Ndunaĩ}}
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*{{morphTest|Nĩ{{tag|v}}{{tag|past}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|sg}}|Ndanaĩ}}
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*{{morphTest|Nĩ{{tag|v}}{{tag|past}}{{tag|p1}}{{tag|pl}}|Tuinaĩ}}
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*{{morphTest|Nĩ{{tag|v}}{{tag|past}}{{tag|p2}}{{tag|pl}}|Muinaĩ}}
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*{{morphTest|Nĩ{{tag|v}}{{tag|past}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|pl}}|Manaĩ}}
  
 
===Present Continuous===
 
===Present Continuous===

Revision as of 16:56, 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

‘Recent’ past refers to actions taking place earlier on the day prior to the day of speaking, or even to a week previously

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

  • Nũkootie<v><past><p1><sg> ↔ Nĩnĩnakootie
  • Nũkootie<v><past><p2><sg> ↔ Nũnakootie
  • Nũkootie<v><past><p3><sg> ↔ Nũkootie

“To Be” immediate past

  • Nĩ<v><past><p1><sg> ↔ Nĩnaĩ
  • Nĩ<v><past><p2><sg> ↔ Ũnaĩ
  • Nĩ<v><past><p3><sg> ↔ Anaĩ
  • Nĩ<v><past><p1><pl> ↔ Tũnaĩ
  • Nĩ<v><past><p2><pl> ↔ Mũnaĩ
  • Nĩ<v><past><p3><pl> ↔ Manaĩ

Negative Immediate Past

“To Be” negative immediate past

  • Nĩ<v><past><p1><sg> ↔ Ndyĩĩ
  • Nĩ<v><past><p2><sg> ↔ Ndwĩĩ
  • Nĩ<v><past><p1><sg> ↔ Tũwiĩĩ
  • Nĩ<v><past><p2><pl> ↔ Mũiĩĩ
  • Nĩ<v><past><p3><pl> ↔ Maiĩĩ

Negative Recent Past

“To pull” negative recent past verbal-prefix + i + nee + Root + a

  • Nũkootie<v><past><p1><sg> ↔ Ndineekoota
  • Nũkootie<v><past><p2><sg> ↔ Ndũneekoota
  • Nũkootie<v><past><p3><sg> ↔ Ndaneekooa
  • Nũkootie<v><past><p1><pl> ↔ Tũineekoota
  • Nũkootie<v><past><p2><pl> ↔ Mũineekooa
  • Nũkootie<v><past><p3><pl> ↔ Maineekoota

“To Be” negative recent past

  • Nĩ<v><past><p1><sg> ↔ Ndinaĩ
  • Nĩ<v><past><p2><sg> ↔ Ndunaĩ
  • Nĩ<v><past><p3><sg> ↔ Ndanaĩ
  • Nĩ<v><past><p1><pl> ↔ Tuinaĩ
  • Nĩ<v><past><p2><pl> ↔ Muinaĩ
  • Nĩ<v><past><p3><pl> ↔ Manaĩ

Present Continuous

Nouns

Humans

Inanimate Objects