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This lesson explains the subjective Personal Pronouns in the plural 2nd and 3rd Aspects of the verb.
Someone is telling you the following:
Mi̲ ta̲kɔ kɛ gua̲a̲th, kɔn ba̲kɔ wä̲ Malakal iru̲u̲n.
If we have opportunity, we will go to Malakal tomorrow.
Mëë ca̲kɔ wä̲ kä̲ Malakal, yɛn diaal bia tɛ̲ wanɛmɛ.
When we have gone to Malakal, all of you will stay here.
Kä̲ mi̲ cia tɛ̲ wanɛmɛ, kɛn ji̲ Akobo bike bɛ̲n, bia tɛ̲ thï̲n kɛ kɛ kɛɛl.
And when you have stayed here, they the Akobo peopel will come, you will stay here with them together.
Mëë cikɛ bɛ̲n bi̲ lɔcdu̲n diaal tɛɛth.
When they have come all your heart will be happy.
PHONETICS
SYNTAX
Sing. | Ta̲a̲. | I exist. | Wa̲a̲. | I go. | Ba̲a̲. | I come. |
Ti̲i̲. | you exist. | Wi̲i̲ | you go. | Bi̲i̲. | you come | |
Tëë | He exists. | Wëë | >he goes | Bëë | he comes | |
Plural | ||||||
(in) | Ta̲nnɛ | We exist | Wannɛ | We go. | Bannɛ | We come |
(dual) | Ta̲nɛ | We exist | Wanɛ | We go | Banɛ | We come |
(ex) | Ta̲kɔ | We exist | Wakɔ | We go | Bakɔ | We come |
Tayɛ | you exist | Wiɛ̈ɛ̈ | You go | Biɛ̈ɛ̈ | You come | |
Tä̲kɛ | They exist | Wä̲kɛ | They go | Bä̲kɛ | They come | |
Tɛ̲kɛ | (alternate form) | Wa̲kɛ | Bɛ̲kɛ |
2nd and 3rd Aspect
VERB PARTICLES (plural)
(Eastern usage)
Unassimilated | |||||
2nd Aspect | 3rd Aspect | ||||
longer (in) | Ci kɔ́n wä̲ | we went. | we will go. | Bi kɔ́n wä̲. | |
shorter (ex) | Ci kɔ̀n wä̲. | we went. | we will go. | Bi̲ kɔ̩̀n wä̲ | |
(dual) | Ci kɔ̅n wä̲ | we went. | we will go. | Bi̲ kɔ̅n wä̲ | |
Ci̲ yɛn wä̲ | You went. | You will go. | Bi̲ yen wä̲ | ||
Ci̲ kɛn wä̲. | They went. | They will go. | Bi̲ kɛn wä̲. |
Assimilated | ||||
2nd Aspect | 3rd Aspect | |||
(in) | Canɛ wä̲ | We went. | We will go. | Ba nɛ wä̲ |
(ex) | Ca̲kɔ wä̲ | We went. | We will go. | Ba̲kɔ wä̲ |
(dual) | Can wä̲ | We went. | We will go. | Ban wä̲ |
Cia wä̲ | You went. | Bia wä̲ | ||
Cikɛ wä̲ | They went. | Bikɛ wä̲ |
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