Next we turn to the Wa-Group. They take the following forms:
Æ E
sË wË
Ö/U I
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twa- | twæ-
tw- tw- tw-
ty- twë-
shetwa- | shetwæ- shetw-
shetw- shetw- shety- shetwë-
akwa- | akwæ-
akw- akw- akw-
aky- akwë-
shakwa- | shakwæ- shakw-
shakw- shakw- shaky- shakwë-
ökwa- | ökwæ-
ökw- ökw- ökw-
öky- ökwë-
shökwa- | shökwæ- shökw-
shökw- shökw- shöky-
shökwë-
swa- | swæ-
sw- sw- sw-
sy- swë-
sheswa- | sheswæ- shesw-
shesw- shesw- shesy- sheswë-
kwa- | kwæ-
kw- kw- kw-
ky- kwë-
skwa- | skwæ-
skw- skw- skw-
sky- skwë-
We can note the following patterns:
* All the prefixes end in -wæ- in the Æ-Stem forms.
* All the prefixes end in -w- in the E-Stem, Strong
Ë-Stem and Weak
Ë-Stem forms.
* All the prefixes end in -y- in the Ö/U-Stem forms.
* All the prefixes end in -wë- in the I-Stem forms.
The initial -i-
of the Verb Base drops out, and is replaced
by the -ë- of the
prefix.
For example:
twææya'tahkwa'
:: we all (incl) tease it
shetwææya'tahkwa' :: we all
(incl) tease him
akwææya'tahkwa' ::
we all (excl) tease it
shakwææya'tahkwa' :: we all
(excl) tease him
ökwææya'tahkwa'
:: it tease us all
shökwææya'tahkwa' ::
he teases us all
swææya'tahkwa'
:: you all tease it
it teases you all
sheswææya'tahkwa' :: you all
tease him
he teases you all
kwææya'tahkwa'
:: I tease you all
we two tease you all
we all tease you all
we all tease you
we all tease you two
skwææya'tahkwa' ::
you tease us all
you two tease us all
you all tease us all
you all tease me
you all tease us both