sngä'i (modal verb, intransitive)
| 'ìnglìsì: | begin start |
| tsim: | ASG (2009) |
hemlì'uviyä sìkenong
| sng·am·ä'i | PST | simple past |
| sng·ìm·ä'i | PST | close past (just {verb}ed) |
| sng·ìy·ä'i | FUT | close future (will {verb} soon) |
| sng·ay·ä'i | FUT | future |
| sng·ol·ä'i | PFV | perfective (finished) |
| sng·er·ä'i | IPFV | imperfective (unfinished) |
| sng·iv·ä'i | SJV | subjunctive (possibility mode) |
| sngä'·eiy·i | LAUD | amelioration (favorable connotation) |
| sngä'·äng·i | PEJ | pejorative (negative connotation) |
sìkenong
-
oe sngä'i
I begin (no direct object) -
nga·l sng·eyk·ä'i uvan·it
You start the game (direct object) -
luke fwa sngä'i tsng·iv·awvìk
without beginning to cry -
awnga sng·iv·ä'i ko!
Let us begin! -
ha awnga sng·iv·ä'i ko!
So, let's begin!