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Reflexive verbs are marked by a'si or alsi. The orginal form can be hypothesized as -alsi but this sometimes changes to -V'si depending on the verb type.
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Reflexive verbs are marked by V'si or Vlsi. The orginal form can be hypothesized as -Vlsi but this sometimes changes to -V'si depending on the verb type. It is conjugated regularly like intransitive animate verbs.
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Below the -l- is maintained in the reflexive.
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<gl>
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\gll gesisp-alsi-n
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wash-REFLX-2sg
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\trans you wash yourself
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</gl>
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This example shows vowel lengthening before the reflexive maker -si
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<gl>
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\gll nemi-'si-t
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see-REFLX-3sg
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\trans you wash yourself
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</gl>
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==Present Indicative==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|+ VAI Conjugation Class 1: -i class
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|-
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! scope="col" colspan="2"| ↓person / number→
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! scope="col" | SG
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! scope="col" | DU
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! scope="col" | PL
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|-
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! scope="row" rowspan="2"|  1
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! scope="row"| 13
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| rowspan="2" | -Vlsi
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| -Vlsieg
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| -Vlslultieg
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|-
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! scope="row" |  12
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| -Vlsi'gw
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| -Vlsulti'gw
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|-
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! scope="row" colspan="2" |  2
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| -Vlsin
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| -Vlsioq
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| -Vlsultioq
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|-
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! scope="row" colspan="2"|  3
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| -Vlsit
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| -Vlsijig
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| -Vlsultijig
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|-
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! scope="row" colspan="2"| 4 ([[Obviation|obviative]])
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| -Vlsinitl
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| -Vlsinniji
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| -Vlsultniji
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|}
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==Negative Present Indicative==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|+ VAI Negative Conjugation Class 1: -i class
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|-
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! scope="col" colspan="2"| ↓person / number→
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! scope="col" | SG
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! scope="col" | DU
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! scope="col" | PL
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|-
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! scope="row" rowspan="2"|  1
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! scope="row"| 13
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| rowspan="2" | -Vlsiw/-Vlsiu
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| -Vlsiweg
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| -Vlsultieweg
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|-
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! scope="row" |  12
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| -Vlsiugw
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| -Vlsultieweg
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|-
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! scope="row" colspan="2" |  2
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| -Vlsiwn/-Vlsiun
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| -Vls(i)woq
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| -Vlsuwoq
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|-
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! scope="row" colspan="2"|  3
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| -Vlsiwg/-Vlsiug
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| -Vlsi'wg/-Vlsiewg
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| -Vlsultiewg
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|-
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! scope="row" colspan="2" | 4
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|}

Latest revision as of 06:59, 22 August 2013

Reflexive verbs are marked by V'si or Vlsi. The orginal form can be hypothesized as -Vlsi but this sometimes changes to -V'si depending on the verb type. It is conjugated regularly like intransitive animate verbs.

Below the -l- is maintained in the reflexive. 

  1. gesisp-alsi-n   
wash-REFLX-2sg  
    'you wash yourself'

This example shows vowel lengthening before the reflexive maker -si 

  1. nemi-'si-t     
see-REFLX-3sg  
    'you wash yourself'


Present Indicative

VAI Conjugation Class 1: -i class
↓person / number→ SG DU PL
1 13 -Vlsi -Vlsieg -Vlslultieg
12 -Vlsi'gw -Vlsulti'gw
2 -Vlsin -Vlsioq -Vlsultioq
3 -Vlsit -Vlsijig -Vlsultijig
4 (obviative) -Vlsinitl -Vlsinniji -Vlsultniji

Negative Present Indicative

VAI Negative Conjugation Class 1: -i class
↓person / number→ SG DU PL
1 13 -Vlsiw/-Vlsiu -Vlsiweg -Vlsultieweg
12 -Vlsiugw -Vlsultieweg
2 -Vlsiwn/-Vlsiun -Vls(i)woq -Vlsuwoq
3 -Vlsiwg/-Vlsiug -Vlsi'wg/-Vlsiewg -Vlsultiewg
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