asaya
Ao
Etymology
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Verb
asaya
- (Chungli) to play
Inflection
| 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, , 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