Chapter 31: The Leftovers

Finally, we reach the leftover groups again.
 

31.1. The Wö-Group

The members of the Wö-Group have the following forms:

             Æ      E      sË     wË     Ö/U      I
   ----------------------------------------------------
   höwö- | höwæ-   höw-   höw-   höw-   höwöy-   höwë-
   köwö- | köwæ-   köw-   köw-   köw-   köwöy-   köwë-

We can note the following patterns:

   * Both of the prefixes end in -wæ- in the Æ-Stem forms.  Both forms
     also have an optional form ending in -wëë- that can be used with Æ-
     Stem Verb Bases.  When the optional form is used, the second -ë- of
     the prefix replaces the initial -æ- of the Verb Base.

   * Both of the prefixes end in -w- in the E-Stem, Strong Ë-Stem and
     Weak Ë-Stem forms.

   * Both of the prefixes end in -wöy- in the Ö/U-Stem forms.

   *  Both of the prefixes end in -wë- in the I-Stem form.  The initial
      -i- of the Verb Base drops out and is replaced by the -ë- of the
     prefix.
 

For example:

   höwææya'tahkwa'  ::  he teases him
                          she teases him
                          they tease him
   köwææya'tahkwa'  ::  it teases it
 

31.2. The Kö-Group

The members of the Kö-Group have the following forms:

            Æ        E        sË       wË      Ö/U       I
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   kö-   | köë-     köy-     köy-     köy-     köy-     kö-
   hakö- | haköë-   haköy-   haköy-   haköy-   haköy-   hakö-

We can note the following patterns:

   * Both of the prefixes end in -köë- in the Æ-Stem form.  The initial
     -æ- of the Verb Base drops out and is replaced by the -ë- of the
     prefix.

   * Both of the prefixes end in -kö- in the I-stem form.  The initial
     -i- of the Verb Base drops out and is replaced by the -ö- of the
     prefix.

   * Both of the prefixes end in -köy- in all the rest of the forms.

For example:

   köëya'tahkwa'    ::  I tease you
   haköëya'tahkwa'  ::  he teases them
 

31.3. The Rest: ya- and ethsi-

Last but not least are the two prefixes ya- and ethsi-.  The prefix ya-
takes the following forms:

          Æ    E    sË   wË   Ö/U  I
   -----------------------------------
   ya- | yæ-   y-   y-   y-   y-   yë-

The initial -i- of the I-Stem Verb Bases drops out and is replaced by
the -ë- of the prefix.

For example:

   yææya'tahkwa'  ::  he teases you

The prefix ethsi- takes the following forms:

              Æ         E        sË        wË       Ö/U        I
   ---------------------------------------------------------------
   ethsi- | ethsi-   ethsiy-   ethsiy-   ethsiy-   ethsiy-   eths-

For example:

   ethsiæya'tahkwa'  ::  you two tease her
                           you two tease them
                           you all tease her
                           you all tease them



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