Ancient Kartara/Verbs

Verbs are grouped into three or four categories based on their final sounds.

  • Group 1 consists of verbs ending with the labial consonants p, m and f.
  • Group 2 consists of the dental and retroflex consonants, but is split into two series.
    • Series 2a contains s, t and n.
    • Series 2b contains ś, and ń.
  • Group 3 consists of the velar consonants h and k.

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Present Tense

G1 singular dual paucal plural
1st (inclusive) -peo -p -p
1st (exclusive) -pe -puo -pae -pou
2nd -papa -para -pala
2nd (formal) -pape -pareĭ -paleĭ
3rd (animate) -pi -piro -pilo
3rd (inanimate) -popo -poro -polo
G2a
1st (inclusive) -sio -susu -s
1st (exclusive) -se -su -s -suaĭ
2nd -sisi -saro -salo
2nd (formal) -sis -sareĭ -saleĭ
3rd (animate) -so -sore -sole
3rd (inanimate) -saa -sara -sala
G2b
1st (inclusive) -śua -śaśa -ś
1st (exclusive) -śe -śu -ś -śuoĭ
2nd -śuśu -śuro -śuĺo
2nd (formal) -śuś -śureĭ -śuĺeĭ
3rd (animate) -śo -śore -śoĺe
3rd (inanimate) -śaa -śara -śaĺa
G3
1st (inclusive) -hee -h -huu
1st (exclusive) -he -heo -hoe -hoe
2nd -hana -hara -hala
2nd (formal) -hate -hareĭ -haleĭ
3rd (animate) -ha -haro -halo
3rd (inanimate) -hiki -hiri -hili