Conjunctive suffix "... and ..."
1. Pronouns
singular | plural | |
1st person | n'i ( I ) | n'in (we) |
2nd person | c'i (you) | c'in (you) |
3rd person(human) | jang (she/he) | in (they) |
3rd person(thungs) | hud (it) | hudghun (they) |
"c'i" is a form used between young people or those who are very familiar each other. "c'in" is a form used in order to express politeness. You can't use "c'i" form when you talk to people older than you. Even when one talks to one's own father, one must use "c'in" form.
"jang" is used to express "he", but often "hud" is also used.
2. Conjunctive form
Conjunctive form of the verb connect two clauses into one sentence. Conjunctive suffix has two forms according to person and number of pronouns. It is a very simple paradigm.
PN2sg., PN3sg. |
-r |
PN2pl., PN3pl., and PN1sg., PN1pl. |
-t |
"-r"
(sometimes pronounced as "-r'/sh")
2nd-sg, 3rd-sg
jang | kuz-r | vi-d |
PN3sg. | verb-conj. | verb-fin. |
he | go out and | go |
He | went out and | went. |
c'i | kuz-r | vi-d. |
PN2sg. | verb-conj. | verb-fin. |
You | went out and | went. |
milk | kuz-r | vi-d. |
N | verb-conj. | verb-fin. |
monster | go out and | go |
A monster | went out and | went. |
Turguk | kuz-r | vi-d |
ProperN | verb-conj. | verb-fin. |
Turguk | go out and | go |
Turguk | went out and | went. |
"-t"
plural (1st, 2nd, 3ed), and 1st-sg.
in | kuz-t | vi-d. |
PN3pl. | verb-conj. | verb-fin |
They | go out and | go |
They | went out and | went. |
c'in | kuz-t | vi-d. |
PN2pl. | verb-conj. | verb-fin |
you | go out and | go |
You | went out and |
went. |
n'i | kuz-t | vid. |
PN1sg. | verb-conj. | verb-fin. |
I | go out and | go |
I | went out and | went. |
n'in | kuz-t | vid. |
PN1pl. | verb-conj. | verb-fin. |
We | go out and | go |
We | went out and | went. |
Not only for pronouns but also common nouns and proper nouns if plural.
milk-ghun | kuz-t | vid. |
N-pl. |
verb-conj. | verb-fin. |
monsters | go out and | go |
Monsters | went out and | went. |
Turguk-xun | kuz-t | vid. |
ProperN-pl. | verb-conj. | verb-fin. |
Turguk and others | go out and | go |
Turguk and others | went out and | went. |
3. Other suffixes that have two forms as conjunctive form
There are few suffixes that have two forms as to conjunctive form.
conjunctive | perfect conjunctive | conjunctive or focus | progressive | |
PN2sg., PN3sg. |
-r |
-ror | -ra | -rym- |
PN2pl., PN3pl., and PN1sg., PN1pl. |
-t | -tot | -ta | -tym- |