aniasüng
Ao
Etymology
From ani (“to lead”) + asüng(dang) (“to ask”).
Verb
aniasüng
- (Chungli) to betroth
- 1967, “Luke 1:26-27”, in Ao Naga Common Language Bible, Bible Society of India:
- Dawid kidong nungi nisung ka tenüng agi Yosef, shibai aiür ka aniasünga liasü
- a descendant of David named Joseph, who was betrothed to a virgin
Inflection
| Affirmative | Negative | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Past | Simple | aniasüng | maniasüng |
| Perfect | aniasüngogo | maniasüngogo | |
| Present | Simple | aniasünger | maniasünger |
| Progressive | aniasüngdar aniasüngdagi |
maniasüngdar maniasüngdagi | |
| Future/infinitive | aniasüngtsü | maniasüngtsü | |
| Imperative | aniasüngang | taniasüng | |
| Present participle | aniasünga | maniasüngi | |
| Conditional | aniasüngra aniasüngrabang |
maniasüngra maniasüngrabang | |
Further reading
- Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 6