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Exercise 1.3
Future + K-Class Prefixes

The second Modal prefix we shall look at is the Future. The Future takes the form ë-. Just as with the Optative, after the Future the Pronominal prefixes beginning with h- lose the h- and prefixes beginning with a vowel add a -y- to the beginning; but the 1sP prefix ak- adds -w- instead. The vowel -a- after the Future is nasalized to -ö- by the regular rule of Contagious Vowel Nasalization. Look at the model.

Future + K-Class Pronominal Prefixes
ëk tók I will see it
ëwök tók it will see me
ësk tók you will see me
ëök tók he will see me
ëyök tók she will see me
ëök tók they will see me

You'll notice that in the Future, the Ms/1s (he does something to me) and 3dp/1s (they do something to me) forms are identical.

(1) ëkahtyök -- I will frighten it

Translate the following into Mingo:

it will frighten me:
you will frighten me:
he will frighten me:
she will frighten me:
they will frighten me:

(2) ëkäya'tak -- I will tease it

Translate the following into Mingo:

it will tease me:
you will tease me:
he will tease me:
she will tease me:
they will tease me:

(3) ëkhis -- I will push it along

Translate the following into Mingo:

it will push me along:
you will push me along:
he will push me along:
she will push me along:
they will push me along:

(4) ëkihsák -- I will look for it

Translate the following into Mingo:

it will look for me:
you will look for me:
he will look for me:
she will look for me:
they will look for me:

(5) ëki'tyô' -- I will dwell

Translate the following into Mingo:

it will seat me:
you will seat me:
he will seat me:
she will seat me:
they will seat me:

(6) ëkekaaëko' -- I will turn it around

Translate the following into Mingo:

it will turn me around:
you will persuade me:
he will persuade me:
she will persuade me:
they will persuade me:

(7) ëko'kat -- I will poke it

Translate the following into Mingo:

it will poke me:
you will poke me:
he will poke me:
she will poke me:
they will poke me:

(8) ëkyénô' -- I will catch it

Translate the following into Mingo:

it will catch me:
you will catch me:
he will catch me:
she will catch me:
they will catch me:

Go on to Exercise 1.4