Smokies / Affrilachian Grammar:

The Mother Verbs

Overview


Each mother verb has a principle verbal definition along with several other forms (often non-verbs) that add to its meanings. These often forms from GAE through the association of homophones and the combination of degenerate or redundant forms. The many forms are often not ovbious from the principle form.

Hev


Meanings of Hev include

  • hev, be1 ~ to have, to hold, the copula (principle forms)
  • o, a, er
  • ben
  • a'...-in
  • i ~ the facet pronoun

1 : the principle form of Hev has 2 infinitive forms


Copulas

infini.: hev, bepres.pastperf.fut.
commonsomposi.re, suz, s, er Affri.dlx, a
nega.re'nt,
s'nt
uz'nt, s'nt,
er'nt Affri.
d'ntlx'nt
longfulposi.iss Rarewuzwar, arshelx
nega.beant, haint,
aintAffri.
wadntworntshaint
betopicidposi.tistwuztwertwilx
nega.tainttwuznttwanttwont

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