mamede

See also: Mamede

Murui Huitoto

Etymology

From mame (name) +‎ -de. Cognates include Minica Huitoto mamede and Nüpode Huitoto mamede.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmamɛdɛ]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧me‧de

Verb

mamede

  1. (transitive) to name
  2. (transitive) to whine for

Conjugation

Conjugation of mamede
Nonfuture indicative Future indicative
affirmative negative affirmative negative
m f m f m f m f
1st sg mamedɨkue mameñedɨkue 1st sg mameitɨkue mameñeitɨkue
2nd sg mamedo mameñedo 2nd sg mameito mameñeito
3rd sg anim1) mamedɨmɨe mamedɨñaiño mameñedɨmɨe mameñedɨñaiño 3rd sg anim1) mameitɨmɨe mameitɨñaiño mameñeitɨmɨe mameñeitɨñaiño
1st du mamedɨkoko mamedɨkaɨñaɨ mameñedɨkoko mameñedɨkaɨñaɨ 1st du mameitɨkoko mameitɨkaɨñaɨ mameñeitɨkoko mameñeitɨkaɨñaɨ
2nd du mamedomɨko mamedomɨñoɨ mameñedomɨko mameñedomɨñoɨ 2nd du mameitomɨko mameitomɨñoɨ mameñeitomɨko mameñeitomɨñoɨ
3rd du anim1) mamedaɨmaiaɨ mamedaɨñuaɨ mameñedaɨmaiaɨ mameñedaɨñuaɨ 3rd du anim1) mameitaɨmaiaɨ mameitaɨñuaɨ mameñeitaɨmaiaɨ mameñeitaɨñuaɨ
1st pl mamedɨkaɨ mameñedɨkaɨ 1st pl mameitɨkaɨ mameñeitɨkaɨ
2nd pl mamedomoɨ mameñedomoɨ 2nd pl mameitomoɨ mameñeitomoɨ
3rd pl anim1) mamedɨmakɨ mameñedɨmakɨ 3rd pl anim1) mameitɨmakɨ mameñeitɨmakɨ
3rd neut mamede mameñede 3rd neut mameite mameñeite
Imperative Apprehensive Future event Passive Negative passive Overlap
simple immediate prohibitive nonfuture future nonfuture future
mame!
mameno!
mamenokai! mameñeno! mameiza! mameye mameka mameyɨ mameñega mameñeyɨ mamekana
Conditional
real hypothetical immediate negative
mameia mamena mamekaina mameñenia

1) The animate 3rd person inflections are only used when the animacy of the subject needs to be emphasised. Otherwise, the neutral 3rd singular is used.
*) Same-time forms may be formed from any indicative form by adding the ending -mo directly to the inflected form.
**) The evidentiality markers -dɨ, -za and -ta may be added to any indicative form.

References

  • Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017), A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.[1], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 82