We invite discussion about value assignments in WALS Online.

To discuss this particular value assignment, please hit the "comment" button:

Datapoint Archi / The Optative

Language
Genus: Lezgic, Family: Nakh-Daghestanian
Feature
The Optative by Nina Dobrushina , Johan van der Auwera and Valentin Goussev
Value
Inflectional optative present
References

Examples

If you can’t catch the bird, just leave it
Noc’  sas  et̅itʼu-t̅an,  immaq˚’i. 
bird catch be.able-OPT leave.IMP

 

source: Kibrik 1977: 226

Shoudn’t you go home.
un noǩ’-aši uqIa-t̄an
you home-ALL go-OPT