Paradigm Tables

Morphological patterns, declensions, and conjugations for Bageo

Assumative PL

SuffixEXample
1.PL-'aiWe assume
2.PL-'auYou all assume
3.PL-'òThey assume
3.PL-MASC-'òiThey (masc) assume
3.PL-FEM-'iaThey (fem) assume

Assumative SG

ParticleEXample
1.SGraI assume
2.SGranYou assume
3.SGrarSomeone assumes
3.SG-MASCkraHe assumes
3.SG-FEMlaShe assumes

Apparent PL

SuffixEXample
1.PL-'anApparently we learned
2.PL-'enApparently you all learned
3.PL-'inApparently they learned
3.PL-MASC-chaApparently they (masc) learned
3.PL-FEM-shaApparently they (fem) learned

Apparent SG

ParticleEXample
1.SGtaApparently I learned
2.SGtanApparently you learned
3.SGtarApparently someone learned
3.SG-MASCcharApparently he learned
3.SG-FEMsharApparently she learned

Evidentiality PL

SuffixEXample
1.PL-'aWe witnessed it
2.PL-'eYou all witnessed it
3.PL-'iThey witnessed it
3.PL-MASC-kwaThey (masc) witnessed it
3.PL-FEM-llaThey (fem) witnessed it

Evidentiality SG

ParticleEXample
1.SGdaI witnessed it
2.SGdanYou witnessed it
3.SGdarSomeone witnessed it
3.SG-MASCkwarHe witnessed it
3.SG-FEMllarShe witnessed it

Morpho

ParticleRough meaning
Default--simple statement
Perfectkahas, in the near past, already
Habitualzausually, regularly
Inceptivechabegins, starts
Completivenafinished, completed
Progressivezoncurrently, in the process of
Presentvaright now, just happened

Pronouns

Neutral MasculineFeminine
1.SGdek--
2.SGden--
3.SGdurkwellìvo
1.PLdija --
2.PLdone--
3.PLsakkazellara