Translations
do!
= double the last vowel of the main verb
do
not! = ma
do
/ does
For interrogative tone (two ways)
1st
- you can double the verb; if compound verb, double only the last part
2nd
– you can insert the kalabari word, arị (contr: ar’) as suffix to the main verb
For
affirmative tone (two ways)
1st
– double the verb and insert m behind the second pair; same for comp. verb
2nd
– you can insert the kalabari word, arị (contr: ar’) as suffix to the main verb
do not / does
not
For interrogative tone
Double the verb and add wa
as suffix (for verbs ending in a, e, o, u)
or ya as suffix (for verbs ending in
i, n)
For affirmative tone
Double the verb and add waa
as suffix (for verbs ending in a, e, o, u)
or yaa as suffix (for verbs ending in
i, n)
am,
is, are = arị (contr:
ar’) for gerunds i.e. – ing verbs
wrarị (contr: wrar’) for static verbs and
adjectives
ow', anịe as copula
or linking verbs
emi before prepositions and demonstrative pronouns
am not, is not, are not
For interrogative tone
Add wa as suffix (for verbs ending in a, e, o,
u)
or ya as suffix (for
verbs ending in i, n)
For affirmative tone
Add waa
as suffix (for verbs ending in a, e, o, u)
or
yaa as suffix (for verbs ending
in i, n)
has / have
For interrogative tone
= add tẹ as suffix
For affirmative tone
= add tẹẹ as suffix
has not / have not
For interrogative
tone
Add m’… wa with the main verb in between (for verbs ending in a, e, o, u)
or m’ … ya with the main verb in between (for verbs ending in
i, n)
For affirmative
tone
Add m’… waa with the main verb in between (for verbs ending in a, e, o, u)
or m’ … yaa with the main verb in between (for verbs ending in
i, n)
did
For
interrogative tone
Leave the main verb
in its Infinitive form
For affirmative
tone
Add m as suffix to the main verb
did not
For interrogative tone
Add wa as suffix to the main verb (for verbs ending in a, e, o, u)
or ya
as suffix to the main verb (for verbs ending in i, n)
For affirmative tone
Add waa
as suffix to the main verb (for verbs ending in a, e, o, u)
or
yaa as suffix to the main
verb (for verbs ending in i, n)
was, were
For interrogative tone
Add sime (contr: s’me) as suffix to static or –ing verbs
Leave the main verb in its Infinitive form for adjectives or add any of
the following intensifiers : ( tarị tarị), (bịẹịn be enebaka), (b’rọ
tẹ sakị bụ)
For affirmative tone
Add simem (contr: s’mem) as suffix to static verbs
Add m as suffix for adjectives; you may add any of the following intensifiers
too :
(tarị tarị), (bịẹịn be enebaka), (b’rọ tẹ sakị bụ)
was not, were
not
For interrogative tone
Add sime wa (contr: s’me wa) as suffix to static or -ing verbs
Add wa as suffix to adjectives (for those ending in a, e, o, u)
or ya as suffix to adjectives (for those ending in i, n) and add
any of the following intensifiers : ( tarị tarị), (bịẹịn be enebaka), (b’rọ
tẹ sakị bụ)
For affirmative tone
Add sime waa (contr: s’me waa) as suffix to static or –ing verbs
Add waa as suffix to adjectives (for those ending in a, e, o, u)
or yaa as suffix to adjectives (for those ending in i, n) and add
any of the following intensifiers : ( tarị tarị), (bịẹịn be enebaka), (b’rọ
tẹ sakị bụ)
had
For interrogative tone
= add b’rọ tẹ as suffix to the main verb
For affirmative tone = add b’rọ tẹẹ as suffix to the main
verb
had
not
For interrogative
tone
Add m’… b’rọ wa with the main verb in between (for all
verbs)
For affirmative tone
Add m’… b’rọ waa with the main verb in between (for all
verbs)
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