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Datapoint Bagvalal / The Optative

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

Examples

Would that I died if I’m lying!
Den  hanč’u-b  b-as-inā-X  b-is-a-nā,  dē  w-ič’a-be-la! 
1SG.ERG lying-N N-tell-IMPF-CONV N-find-POT-COND 1SG M-die-IMP-OPT

 

I wish you would burn in the hell fire
bis̄̌di žužaH-I-ɬ c’aj-ɬa-ni c’ahi-la!
вы ад-OBL-GEN огонь-LOC-IN гореть-OPT