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| Form | Morphs | Description | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ba | ba | Present habitual | |
| baa | ba-² | Past | |
| aba | a-ba | Perfect | |
| reba | re-ba | Present continuous | |
| bɛba | bɛ-ba | Simple future | |
| mba | m-ba | Subjunctive | |
| mmba | mm-ba | Negative present habitual | |
| remmba | re-mm-ba | Negative present continuous | |
| ammba | a-mm-ba | Negative perfect | |
| bɛba | bɛ-ba | Present 'about to' | |
| rebɛba | re-bɛ-ba | Present continuous 'about to' | |
| bɛbaa | bɛ-ba-² | Past 'about to' | |
| abɛba | a-bɛ-ba | Perfect 'about to' | |
| mmbɛba | mm-bɛ-ba | Negative present 'about to' | |
| remmbɛba | re-mm-bɛ-ba | Negative continuous 'about to' | |
| ammbɛba | a-mm-bɛ-ba | Negative perfect 'about to' | |
| aba | a-ba | Negative subjunctive 'about to' | |
| kɔba | kɔ-ba | Present 'at some point' | |
| rekɔba | re-kɔ-ba | Present continuous 'at some point' | |
| kɔbaa | kɔ-ba-² | Past 'at some point' | |
| abɔba | a-bɔ-ba | Perfect 'at some point' | |
| nnkɔba | nn-kɔ-ba | Negative present 'at some point' | |
| rennkɔba | re-nn-kɔ-ba | Negative continuous 'at some point' | |
| ammbɔba | a-mm-bɔ-ba | Negative perfect 'at some point' |
Morphotactics[edit]
| Present/perfect/future: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a-) | (mm-) | (bɛ-) | stem | |
| (re-) | (kɔ-) | |||
| Past: | ||||
| (bɛ-) | stem | -² | ||
| (kɔ-) | -ee | |||
| Subjunctive: | ||||
| m- | stem | |||