nëkala
Unami
Etymology
By surface analysis, nëkal- (“to leave”, root; from Proto-Algonquian *nakat-) + -a (directive suffix).
Verb
nëkala (VTA (transitive animate-object))
Conjugation
| nëkala | 1st-person object | 2nd-person object | 3rd-person object | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (me) |
plural exclusive (us) |
plural inclusive (you and us) |
singular (you) |
plural (you lot/all) |
singular (him/her) |
plural (them) | ||
| 1st-person subject | singular (I) | {{{1s1s}}} | {{{1s1pe}}} | {{{1s1pi}}} | knëkalël | {{{1s2p}}} | nëkala | {{{1s3p}}} |
| plural exclusive (we) | {{{1pe1s}}} | {{{1pe1pe}}} | {{{1pe1pi}}} | {{{1pe2s}}} | {{{1pe2p}}} | {{{1pe3s}}} | {{{1pe3p}}} | |
| plural inclusive (you and we) | {{{1pi1s}}} | {{{1pi1pe}}} | {{{1pi1pi}}} | {{{1pi2s}}} | {{{1pi2p}}} | {{{1pi3s}}} | {{{1pi3p}}} | |
| 2nd-person subject | singular (you) | {{{2s1s}}} | {{{2s1pe}}} | {{{2s1pi}}} | {{{2s2s}}} | {{{2s2p}}} | kënëkala | {{{2s3p}}} |
| plural (you lot/all) | {{{2p1s}}} | {{{2p1pe}}} | {{{2p1pi}}} | {{{2p2s}}} | {{{2p2p}}} | {{{2p3s}}} | {{{2p3p}}} | |
| 3nd-person subject | singular (he/she) | nëkalùkw | {{{3s1pe}}} | {{{3s1pi}}} | {{{3s2s}}} | {{{3s2p}}} | nëkalao | {{{3s3p}}} |
| plural (they) | {{{3p1s}}} | {{{3p1pe}}} | {{{3p1pi}}} | {{{3p2s}}} | {{{3p2p}}} | wënëkalawoo | nëkalawtuwàk | |