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Here is a list of contractions.
Parts of speech:
vimp = impersonal verb (as maǧážu, 'it rains')
vs+1 = stative verb (usually denoting state, +1 denoting the number of "valencies" of the verb, typically a Subject)
vi+1 = active intransitive verb (usualy denoting action)
vt+2 = active transitive verb (having both subject and object of an action)
vdit+3 = active ditransitive verb (having subject, direct and indirect objects, as kʼú,'to give smth to smb')
n = noun
adv = adverb
postp = postposition (analog of English preposition: at Denver - Denver ektá)
det = determinant (as kiŋ, determinant "the")
Conjugation forms:
1s: 1st person singular ("I") form
2s: 2nd person singular form ("you")
1p: 1st person plural ("we") form
Derivatives:
vpos = possessive verb (to do on own's own)
vrefl = reflexive verb (to do on oneself)
vdat = dative verb (typically to do to somebody)
vben = benefactive verb (to do for / on behalf / instead of somebody)
vrecip = reciprocal verb (to do to each other)
vabs = absolutive verb ("plugs", "masks" some valency, dereferencing direct or indirect object)
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