Pronunciation key:
ê: “e” as in met
e: “uh” as in hut
y: “ee” as in meet
a: “ah” as in park
o: “oh” as in boat
kh: an aspirated k
KHWARDN: TO EAT
PRESENT TENSE:
mn akhom: I eat
tô akhoyt: you eat
ew akhoa: he/she/it eats
ema akhoyn: we eat
ewa akhon: y’all eat
awan akhon: they eat
PRESENT TENSE, NEGATED (present negation = na-. Here the “a” at the end of “na-” blends with the “a” at the beginning of “akhom”)
mn nakhom: I don’t eat
tô nakhoyt: you don’t eat
ew nakhoa: she/he/it doesn’t eat
ema nakhoyn: we don’t eat
ewa nakhon: y’all don’t eat
awan nakhon: they don’t eat
PAST TENSE:
mn khwardm: I ate
to khwardt: you ate
ew khwardy: she/he/it ate
ema khwardman: we ate
ewa khwardtan: y’all ate
awan khwardyan: they ate
PAST TENSE, NEGATED (past negation = n’)
mn n’khwardm: I didn’t eat
to n’khwardt: you didn’t eat
ew n’khwary: she/he/it didn’t eat
ema n’khwardman: we didn’t eat
ewa n’khwardtan: y’all didn’t eat
awan n’khwardyan: they didn’t eat
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