v. (Ib)

a. ˁémer ˁad šek ˁam tétek ˁö́mor aḷ-ˁad ‘They asked: “Is there anything else or have you finished?” He said: “Nothing else”’ (CSOL I 2:18)

b. wa-yezóˁom ˁaf ľibέt énneʰ téte díˀʸheʰ fŝo ‘And he would wait till he thought that he (the boy) had finished his lunch’ (CSOL I 22:5)

c. wa-ho díˀʸho ri sémek ḷaḷ aˁámer έhɛ ṭaʰ yeγáṭṭ men ḥaʰ di-ˁaľέ yetéte ‘Now at that time the hair on my head was so long that when I did like this, it covered my face from here up completely’ (CSOL I 18:21)

d. ho tétek súkkar ‘My sugar has run out’ (CSOL I 5:43)

perfect 3 sg. f. titóˀoʰ

The jussive form ľitέte is irregular.

pass. tetéwe (yetóutɛ/ľitéto)

‘To come to the end with one’s activity (absolute, activity unexpressed)’ (a)

‘To come to the end with one’s activity (direct object)’ (b)

‘To do in full, completely (?)’ (c)

‘To become short of something (direct object)’ (d)

• óste to be finished