The Set "A" Verb 'say, say it'.

Root verb -ad-


Present Tense


ᎦᏗᎠ g-adi-ɂa - I am saying it.

ᎭᏗᎠ - h-adi-ha - You are saying it.

ᎠᏗᎭ - adi-ha - He/She/It it is saying it.

ᎢᎾᏗᎭ - i:n-adi-ha - You and I are saying it.

ᎣᏍᏓᏗᎭ - ohsd-adi-ha - He/She and I are saying it.

ᏍᏓᏗᎭ - sd-adi-ha - You two are saying it.

ᎢᏓᏗᎭ - i:d-adi-ha - We (including you) are saying it.

ᎣᏣᏗᎭ - o:ts-adi-ha - We (not including you) are saying it.

ᎢᏣᏗᎭ - i:ts-adi-ha - You all are saying it.

ᎠᎾᏗᎭ - an-adi-ha - They are saying it.



Habitual Present

ᎦᏗᏍᎪᎢ -g-adi-sgoɂi - I say it.

ᎭᏗᎠ - h-adi-sgoɂi - You say it.

ᎠᏗᏍᎪᎢ - adi-sgoɂi s/he, it says it.

ᎢᎾᏗᎭ - i:n-adi-sgoɂi - You and I say it.

ᎣᏍᏓᏗᎭ - ohsd-adi-sgoɂi - He/She and I say it.

ᏍᏓᏗᎭ - sd-adi-sgoɂi - You two say it.

ᎢᏓᏗᎭ - i:d-adi-sgoɂi - We (including you) say it.

ᎣᏣᏗᎭ - o:ts-adi-sgoɂi - We (not including you) say it.

ᎢᏣᏗᎭ - i:ts-adi-sgoɂi - You all are saying it.

ᎠᎾᏗᎭ - an-adi-sgoɂi - They say it.



Remote Past

*Note: Remote Past and Infinitive require Set B Pronouns*

ᎠᏆᏛᏅᎢ agw-ad-vnvɂi - I said it.

ᏣᏛᏅᎢ - ts-ad-vnvɂi - You said it.

ᎤᏛᏅᎢ u-d-vnvɂi - s/he, it said it.

ᎩᎾᏛᏅᎢ - gin-ad-vnvɂi - You and I said it.

ᎣᎩᎾᏛᏅᎢ - o:gin-ad-vnvɂi - He/She and I said it.

ᏍᏓᏛᏅᎢ - sd-ad-vnvɂi - You two said it.

ᎢᎦᏛᏅᎢ - i:g-ad-vnvɂi - We (including you) said it.

ᎣᎦᏛᏅᎢ - o:g-ad-vnvɂi - We (not including you) said it.

ᎢᏣᏛᏅᎢ - i:ts-ad-vnvɂi - You all said it.

ᎤᎾᏛᏅᎢ - u:n-ad-vnvɂi - They said it.


Imperative/Immediate

ᎭᏓ - h-ad-a You! Say it! 

ᏍᏓᏓ - sdad-a - You two, Say it! 

ᎢᏣᏓ - i:tsad-a - You all, say it! 

ᎢᏓᏓ - i:d-ad-a- Let's (including you) say it!


Infinitive

*Note: Remote Past and Infinitive require Set B Pronouns*

ᎠᏆᏘᏗ - agw-at-di - for me to say

ᏣᏘᏗ - ts-at-di - for you to say

ᎤᏘᏗ - u-t-di- - for him/her/it to say

ᎩᎾᏘᏗ - gin-at-di - for you and me to say

ᎣᎩᎾᏘᏗ - o:gin-at-di - for him/her and me to say

ᏍᏓᏘᏗ - sd-at-di - for the two of you to say

ᎢᎦᏘᏗ - i:g-at-di - for us (including you) to say

ᎣᎦᏘᏗ - o:g-at-di - for us (not including you) to say

ᎢᏣᏘᏗ - i:ts-at-di - for you all to say

ᎤᎾᏘᏗ - u:n-at-di - for them to say




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