naɨte

Murui Huitoto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnaɯ̯tɛ]
  • Hyphenation: naɨ‧te

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

naɨte

  1. (intransitive) to speak
Conjugation
Conjugation of naɨte
Nonfuture indicative Future indicative
affirmative negative affirmative negative
m f m f m f m f
1st sg naɨtɨkue naɨñedɨkue 1st sg naɨitɨkue naɨñeitɨkue
2nd sg naɨto naɨñedo 2nd sg naɨito naɨñeito
3rd sg anim1) naɨtɨmɨe naɨtɨñaiño naɨñedɨmɨe naɨñedɨñaiño 3rd sg anim1) naɨitɨmɨe naɨitɨñaiño naɨñeitɨmɨe naɨñeitɨñaiño
1st du naɨtɨkoko naɨtɨkaɨñaɨ naɨñedɨkoko naɨñedɨkaɨñaɨ 1st du naɨitɨkoko naɨitɨkaɨñaɨ naɨñeitɨkoko naɨñeitɨkaɨñaɨ
2nd du naɨtomɨko naɨtomɨñoɨ naɨñedomɨko naɨñedomɨñoɨ 2nd du naɨitomɨko naɨitomɨñoɨ naɨñeitomɨko naɨñeitomɨñoɨ
3rd du anim1) naɨtaɨmaiaɨ naɨtaɨñuaɨ naɨñedaɨmaiaɨ naɨñedaɨñuaɨ 3rd du anim1) naɨitaɨmaiaɨ naɨitaɨñuaɨ naɨñeitaɨmaiaɨ naɨñeitaɨñuaɨ
1st pl naɨtɨkaɨ naɨñedɨkaɨ 1st pl naɨitɨkaɨ naɨñeitɨkaɨ
2nd pl naɨtomoɨ naɨñedomoɨ 2nd pl naɨitomoɨ naɨñeitomoɨ
3rd pl anim1) naɨtɨmakɨ naɨñedɨmakɨ 3rd pl anim1) naɨitɨmakɨ naɨñeitɨmakɨ
3rd neut naɨte naɨñede 3rd neut naɨite naɨñeite
Imperative Apprehensive Future event Passive Negative passive Overlap
simple immediate prohibitive nonfuture future nonfuture future
naɨ!
naɨno!
naɨnokai! naɨñeno! naɨza! naɨye naɨkana
Conditional
real hypothetical immediate negative
naɨa naɨna naɨkaina naɨñenia

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.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

naɨte

  1. (transitive) to sting
  2. (transitive) to eat (sugar cane)
Conjugation
Conjugation of naɨte
Nonfuture indicative Future indicative
affirmative negative affirmative negative
m f m f m f m f
1st sg naɨtɨkue naɨñedɨkue 1st sg naɨitɨkue naɨñeitɨkue
2nd sg naɨto naɨñedo 2nd sg naɨito naɨñeito
3rd sg anim1) naɨtɨmɨe naɨtɨñaiño naɨñedɨmɨe naɨñedɨñaiño 3rd sg anim1) naɨitɨmɨe naɨitɨñaiño naɨñeitɨmɨe naɨñeitɨñaiño
1st du naɨtɨkoko naɨtɨkaɨñaɨ naɨñedɨkoko naɨñedɨkaɨñaɨ 1st du naɨitɨkoko naɨitɨkaɨñaɨ naɨñeitɨkoko naɨñeitɨkaɨñaɨ
2nd du naɨtomɨko naɨtomɨñoɨ naɨñedomɨko naɨñedomɨñoɨ 2nd du naɨitomɨko naɨitomɨñoɨ naɨñeitomɨko naɨñeitomɨñoɨ
3rd du anim1) naɨtaɨmaiaɨ naɨtaɨñuaɨ naɨñedaɨmaiaɨ naɨñedaɨñuaɨ 3rd du anim1) naɨitaɨmaiaɨ naɨitaɨñuaɨ naɨñeitaɨmaiaɨ naɨñeitaɨñuaɨ
1st pl naɨtɨkaɨ naɨñedɨkaɨ 1st pl naɨitɨkaɨ naɨñeitɨkaɨ
2nd pl naɨtomoɨ naɨñedomoɨ 2nd pl naɨitomoɨ naɨñeitomoɨ
3rd pl anim1) naɨtɨmakɨ naɨñedɨmakɨ 3rd pl anim1) naɨitɨmakɨ naɨñeitɨmakɨ
3rd neut naɨte naɨñede 3rd neut naɨite naɨñeite
Imperative Apprehensive Future event Passive Negative passive Overlap
simple immediate prohibitive nonfuture future nonfuture future
naɨ!
naɨno!
naɨnokai! naɨñeno! naɨza! naɨye naɨga naɨyɨ naɨñega naɨñeyɨ naɨkana
Conditional
real hypothetical immediate negative
naɨa naɨna naɨkaina naɨñenia

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

  • Shirley Burtch (1983), Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)‎[1] (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 190
  • Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017), A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.[2], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 588