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==== Aspect ====
== Aspect ==
 
Aspectual morphemes in Igala occur before a verb as particles. The word order remains SVO.


The morpheme ''a'' indicates imperfective aspect.
The morpheme ''a'' indicates imperfective aspect.


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The morpheme ''na'' indicates that an action is in progress.
The morpheme ''na'' indicates that an action is in progress.


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The morpheme ''ɲa'' has a similar meaning to 'go' in English. The morpheme indicates that an event/action will occur in the future.  
The morpheme ''ɲa'' has a similar meaning to 'go' in English. The morpheme indicates that an event/action will occur in the future.  


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|colspan="7"|‘You will break the door tomorrow.’
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=== Aspect and Stative Verbs ===
If the aspect marker a is present in a sentence right after the subject, it will create a future reading for stative verbs (example 4), but a present progressive reading for eventive verbs (example 5).
'''(4)'''
{| {{table}}
| nǎ || lʲ(i) || u
|-
| 1SG || see || 3SG
|-
| “I will see him.”
|}
'''(5)'''
{| {{table}}
| nǎ || fɛ̀dɔ̀ || mā
|-
| 1SG || love || 3PL
|-
| “I love them.”
|}
=== How Aspect Combines with Different Tenses in Igala ===
''Present: Ø''
'''(6)'''
{| {{table}}
| u||gʷugʷu
|-
| 1SG||sit
|-
| “I sit”
|}
''Habitual Present : tʃe + a for most statives, a for li''
'''(7)'''
{| {{table}}
| u ||tʃ(e) ||a ||gʷu
|-
| 1SG ||AUX AUX ||sit
|-
| “I always sit.”
|-
|
|}
'''(8)'''
{| {{table}}
| na ||lʲu ||ɔdʒɔ ||du
|-
| 1SG||see||day||every
|-
| “I see him everyday.”
|}
''Future''
'''(9)'''
{| {{table}}
| nǎ||gʷ(u)||ǎnē
|-
| 1SG||sit||down
|-
| “I will sit.”
|}
''Past:  tʃe''
'''(10)'''
{| {{table}}
| u ||tʃe ||gʷu
|-
| 1SG ||AUX ||sit
|-
| “I sat.”
|-
|}
|}

Latest revision as of 15:02, 2 March 2022

Aspect

Aspectual morphemes in Igala occur before a verb as particles. The word order remains SVO.

The morpheme a indicates imperfective aspect.

(1)

ēlì lɛ̄ ā tʃè mī ôlū
song DEF.DIST IPFV do 1SG.OBJ sleep(N)
‘The song is making me sleepy.’

The morpheme na indicates that an action is in progress.

(2)

ábʲá lɛ̄ nǎ kò
dog DEF.DIST PROG bark
‘The dog was barking.’

The morpheme ɲa has a similar meaning to 'go' in English. The morpheme indicates that an event/action will occur in the future.

(3)

ɛ̌ ɲá kpɔ̄ ɔnà lɛ́ fɔ̄ ɔ̀nâ
2SG.IPFV go break door DEF.DIST break tomorrow
‘You will break the door tomorrow.’

Aspect and Stative Verbs

If the aspect marker a is present in a sentence right after the subject, it will create a future reading for stative verbs (example 4), but a present progressive reading for eventive verbs (example 5).

(4)

nǎ lʲ(i) u
1SG see 3SG
“I will see him.”

(5)

nǎ fɛ̀dɔ̀ mā
1SG love 3PL
“I love them.”

How Aspect Combines with Different Tenses in Igala

Present: Ø

(6)

u gʷugʷu
1SG sit
“I sit”

Habitual Present : tʃe + a for most statives, a for li

(7)

u tʃ(e) a gʷu
1SG AUX AUX sit
“I always sit.”

(8)

na lʲu ɔdʒɔ du
1SG see day every
“I see him everyday.”

Future

(9)

nǎ gʷ(u) ǎnē
1SG sit down
“I will sit.”


Past: tʃe

(10)

u tʃe gʷu
1SG AUX sit
“I sat.”
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