Verbs
Seediq verbs have three types of voices, which are in turn inflected for mood or aspect (Tsukida 2005:313). Nouns, however, do not inflect for voice.
- Agent voice - marked by -em- or its allomorphs me or Ø
- Goal voice
- Conveyance voice
There are four basic aspect/mood categories:
- Neutral - same as non-future/imperfective
- Perfect - marked by -en-
- Non-finite - bare stem
- Hortative (i.e., when advising someone) - marked by -a(y/nay)
The future is marked by me-, mpe-, mpe-ke-.
There are a total of five different verb classes (conjugation paradigms). Other verb forms include causatives, reciprocals, and reflexives. Serial verb constructions are also allowed.
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