kyeka

/'kje.ka/

verb

cough

Additional notes: this word originally came from my language Bahatla as kjeka with the same meaning.

Tense, Aspect, and Mood

	Ø	IPF	IMP
Ø		kyakali	kyakafadh
PAST	kyekadem	kyekalidem	kyekafadhem
FUT	kyekamai	kyekamali	kyekafadhi

Examples:

Present tense

Zi kyeka ekeerab zi chetra.

Gloss: 2 cough when 2 sick.

Translation: "You cough when you're sick."

Past tense

Shu kyekadem enkleht roskdash.

Gloss: 3 cough-PST because dust-ABL.

Translation: "He coughed because of (the) dust."

Future tense

Veru kyekamai orra ekeerab zi nadzir.

Gloss: 1PL cough-FUT NEG when 2 talk.

Translation: "We won't cough when you talk."

Present imperfect

Ve kyekali lidoon..

Gloss: 1 cough-IPF much.

Translation: "I'm coughing a lot."

Past imperfect

Dakuru kyekalidem megorab.

Gloss: Child-PL cough-IPF-PST yesterday-LOC.

Translation: "(The) children were coughing yesterday."

Future imperfect

Zi kyekamali shemi zi inkir vlochkad.

Gloss: 2 cough-IPF.FUT if 2 breathe smoke-ACC

Translation: "You'll be coughing if you breathe smoke."

Present imperative

Inkirfadh, em kyekafadh, ve sembe.

Gloss: Breathe-IMP, and cough-IMP, please.

Translation: "Breathe, and cough, please."

Past imperative

Shu kyekafadhem enkleht igu bishtuldash.

Gloss: 3 cough-PST-IMP because bad smell-ABL.

Translation: "She must have coughed because of (the) bad smell."

Future imperative

Kyekafadhi orra satlirahn jetavruab..

Gloss: Cough-IMP.FUT NEG person-PL.GEN face-PL.LOC.

Translation: "(You must) not cough at people's faces."