asaya

Ao

Etymology

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Verb

asaya

  1. (Chungli) to play

Inflection

Inflection of asaya (Chungli)
Affirmative Negative
Past Simple asaya masaya
Perfect asayaogo masayaogo
Present Simple asayar masayar
Progressive asayadar
asayadagi
masayadar
masayadagi
Future/infinitive asayatsü masayatsü
Imperative asayang tasaya
Present participle asaya-a masayai
Conditional asayara
asayarabang
masayara
masayarabang

Further reading

  • Bruhn, Daniel (2010), “Unearthing the Roots: Ao and Proto-Tibeto-Burman — The Rimes”, in UC Berkeley Phonology Lab Annual Report[1], volume 6, number 6, University of California, Berkeley, →DOI, page 231
  • Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 73
  • Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, page 148