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Kistaninya Verbconstructions

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This page is motivated by the intention to enumerate examples which represent typical verbal constructions of Kistaniniya. Hence, a number of representative examples are taken from construction headed by simple intransitive, transitive and ditransitive verbs, derivational verbs (causatives, passive), impersonals, copula, and converbs .

Constructions headed by intransitive verbs.

bəšš-o
“He cried”
bəššo
bəššo
cry3PMASCSGSM
V
zəl:əl-o
“He jumped”
zəl:əlo
zəl:əlo
jump3PMASCSGSM
V
mət’:-at:i
“She came”
mət’:at:i
mət’:at:i
come3PFEMSGSM
V
bay:-i wəd:ək’-o
“The baby fell down”
bay:i
bay:i
babyDEF
N
wəd:ək’o
wəd:ək’o
fell3PMASCSGSM
V
kassa ab:əd-o
“Kassa got crazy”
kassa
kassa
Kassa
N
ab:ədo
ab:ədo
get.crazy3PMASCSGSM
V
kassa tədəs:ət-o
“Kassa got happy”
kassa
kassa
Kassa
N
tədəs:əto
tədəs:əto
get.happy3PMASCSGSM
V