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Tense |
Tense Marker |
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Simple Past |
-li- |
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Present Participle |
-me- |
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Past Participle |
-ka- |
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Future |
-ta- |
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Conditional Present |
-ki- |
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Conditional past (would) |
-nge- |
More examples In a STROVE defined way:
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Infinitive |
Ku-pik-a: Kupika (to cook) |
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Present Tense |
Ni-na-pik-a: Ninapika (I am cooking) |
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U-na-pik-a: Unapika (You are cooking) |
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Tu-na-pik-a: Tunapika (We are cooking) |
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M-na-pika: Mnapika (You all are cooking) |
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Wa-na-pik-a: Wanapika (They are cooking) |
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Simple Past Tense |
Ni-li-pik-a: Nilipika (I cooked) |
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U-li-pik-a: Ulipika (You cooked) |
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Tu-li-pik-a: Tulipika (We cooked) |
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M-li-pik-a: Mlipika (You all cooked) |
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Wa-li-pik-a: Walipika (They cooked) |
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Past Perfect Tense |
Ni-me-pik-a: Nimepika (I have cooked) |
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U-me-pik-a: umepika (You have cooked) |
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A-me-pik-a: Amepika (He/she has cooked) |
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Tu-me-pik-a: Tumepika (We have cooked) |
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M-me-pik-a: mmepika (You all have cooked) |
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Wa-me-pik-a: Wamepika
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Future Tense |
Ni-ta-pik -a: Nitapika (I will cook) |
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U-ta-pik-a: Utapika (You will cook) |
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A-ta-pik-a: Atapika (He/she will cook) |
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Tu-ta-pik-a: Tutapika (We will cook) |
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M-ta-pik-a: Mtapika (You all will cook) |
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Wa-ta-pik-a: Watapika (They will cook) |