ṭad ˁag fɔ́ne be-zemán báˁaḷ ˁážeʰ wa-ḥaľ ses ḥa ḥaľ ses méddaʰ báˁad-aḷ ḥaľ fotérek éˀefo wa-ken méskon ‘A long time ago, there was a man who married a woman and dwelt with her for some time. After he had dwelt with her for some time, the people found themselves living in want, they became poor’ (CSOL I 1:1)
ho ke-nɔ́fin ‘I know what I’m doing (lit. I am with myself)’:
ˁámok heʸh yɔ aḷ-taḥtít tebóḷeg éˀed ˁö́mor bek ho ke-nɔ́fin aḷ-ˁak teróben énhi ‘I said to him: “Don’t be shy! Move your hand!” But he answered:“I know what I’m doing, no need to advise me”’ (CSOL II 30:15)
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Sg. |
Du. |
Pl. |
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1 |
še |
šíˀho |
šíki |
škíˀki |
šin |
keníˀḥan |
2 m. |
šek
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kekέ (šekέ) |
šíki |
škíˀti |
šéken |
škéˀten |
2 f. |
šeš |
keší |
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3 m. |
šey (šiš) |
kešέ |
šéyhi |
kešíˀyhi |
šéyhen |
kešéˀyhen |
3 f. |
ses |
kesέ |
sésen |
kséˀsen |
Comitative.
Predicative possessive
Locative/applicative.
Locative/applicative/possessive (“at one’s disposal,” “in one’s surroundings,” etc.).
Applicative.
Benefactive.
ke-nhɔfš ‘with himself’; ‘by himself, separate, independent’:
di-ke-bóde ‘at the beginning’ > bóde
ke-bέdi ‘as soon as, immediately’ > bέdi
ḷémo + ke- ‘how happy (you are)’ > ḷémo