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, t́ and ń.
- Group 3 consists of the velar consonants h and k.
Animations
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Present Tense
| G1 | singular | dual | paucal | plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st (inclusive) | -peo | -peĭ | -paĭ | |
| 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 | -soĭ | |
| 1st (exclusive) | -se | -su | -saĭ | -suaĭ |
| 2nd | -sisi | -saro | -salo | |
| 2nd (formal) | -siseĭ | -sareĭ | -saleĭ | |
| 3rd (animate) | -so | -sore | -sole | |
| 3rd (inanimate) | -saa | -sara | -sala | |
| G2b | ||||
| 1st (inclusive) | -śua | -śaśa | -śeĭ | |
| 1st (exclusive) | -śe | -śu | -śoĭ | -śuoĭ |
| 2nd | -śuśu | -śuro | -śuĺo | |
| 2nd (formal) | -śuśeĭ | -śureĭ | -śuĺeĭ | |
| 3rd (animate) | -śo | -śore | -śoĺe | |
| 3rd (inanimate) | -śaa | -śara | -śaĺa | |
| G3 | ||||
| 1st (inclusive) | -hee | -haĭ | -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 | |
