Kinam

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Etymology

From an invisible proto-language
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Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈkinəm/

Verb

kinam (positive active generic)

  1. to save, to rescue
  2. to preserve
Inflection
Conjugation of kinam
Active Positive Negative
Generic kinam mi1 an ginam
Imperative e hinam e e mi ean ginam
Infinitive u hinam u mi yan ginam
Present hi chinam hi mian ginam
Imperfective hish chinam hish mian ginam
Perfective kihinam memaan ginam
Future hi yu hinam ba hi yu mi yan ginam ba
Conditional hish u hinam ba hish u mi yan ginam ba
Anterior hi yan ginam hi yan mian ginam
Past Anterior hish an ginam hish an mian ginam
Passive Positive Negative
Generic adan ginam kuan ginam
Imperative e yad ean ginam e hu ean ginam
Infinitive u yad an ginam u hu yan ginam
Present hi yadan ginam hi chuan ginam
Imperfective hish adan ginam hish chuan ginam
Perfective adhadan ginam koaan ginam
Future hi yu'rad an ginam ba hi yu hu yan ginam ba
Conditional hish u'rad an ginam ba hish u hu yan ginam ba
Anterior hi yan nadan ginam hi yan guan ginam
Past Anterior hish an nadan ginam hish an guan ginam
1"…" stands for the subject in constructions in which it does not directly follow the verb.