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Ulwa (Nicaragua)

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Etymology

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From adah- (“short”) +‎ -na (verbal suffix) +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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adahnaka (proximate participle adahpi) (transitive)

  1. to shorten
    Synonyms: bakanaka, bisinaka, wayanaka

Conjugation

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Conjugation of adahnaka (class -pa-)
Infinitive
Absolute Construct
1st sg 2nd sg 3rd sg 1st pl inc 1st pl exc 2nd pl 3rd pl
adahna adahniki adahnama adahnaka adahnini adahnikina adahnamana adahnakana
Participles
Participle Person
1st sg 2nd sg 3rd sg 1st pl inc 1st pl exc 2nd pl 3rd pl
Obviative adahping adahpam adahpak adahwak adahpaning adahpanam adahdak
Negative adahpasing adahpasaman adahpasa adahwasa adahpasingna adahpasamanna adahdasa
Potentive adahpatik adahpatim adahpati adahwati adahpatikna adahpatimna adahdati
Proximate adahpi Attemptive adahputi Intentive adahpukuh Auditive adahpî
Personal forms
Tense Person
1st sg 2nd sg 3rd sg 1st pl inc 1st pl exc 2nd pl 3rd pl
Present adahpayang adahpayam adahpai adahwai adahpayangna adahpayamna adahdai
Past adahpikda adahpidam adahpida adahwida adahpikdana adahpidamna adahdida
Perfect adahping adahpam adahpang adahwang adahpaning adahpanam adahna
Future adahputing adahputim adahputi adahwuti adahputingna adahputimna adahduti
Irrealis adahparing adahparam adahparang adahwarang adahparingna adahparamna adahdarang
Imperative — adahpah1 adahpangh adahnangh
adahwangh 		— adahpanauh1 adahdangh
adahpanih2 adahpanînah2

1Affirmative imperative.
2Negative imperative.

References

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  • Green, Thomas Michael (1999) A lexicographic study of Ulwa (Thesis)‎[1], Massachusetts Institute of Technology, page 146
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