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Neuter Past.

Some verbs also have an irregular neuter past, i.e., PNG marker or verb stem different from that of other verbs is used for the neuter past of these verbs.

The verbs Ø½Ô poo `go' and ÈÞ aahu `become' have the past neuter forms Ø½Ô«ß and È«ß, respectively. The expected forms ؽÔÆâ poonadu and *ÈÆâ aanadu do not occur.

In some dialects, the neuter past marker «ß ccu or «¶Õ is beginning to be used with verbs other than Ø½Ô poo and ÈÞ aahu, i.e., one also encounters forms like È²à«¶Õ aayducci or È²ç«¶Õ aayrucci, ؽԲà«ß pooyducci or Ø½Ô²ç«¶Õ pooyrucci, etc. For some speakers, the «¶Õ form is used only with the verbs Ø½Ô poo and ÈÞ aahu, either plain or when aspectually marked, i.e., as in these examples where the completive aspect marker (ÂÕ)à vidu is present.



Vasu Renganathan
Sat Nov 2 21:16:08 EST 1996