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The Optative
Language:
Kumyk
Feature:
The Optative
by
Nina Dobrushina
and
Johan van der Auwera
and
Valentin Goussev
Value:
Inflectional optative present
Examples
Sentence igt-784:
jaxšy jangur jav-γaj edi
jaxšy
good
jangur
rain
jav-γaj
rain-
opt
edi
cop
Would that it rained!
Sentence igt-3538:
Jaxšy jangur jav-ɣaj edi.
Jaxšy
good
jangur
rain
jav-ɣaj
rain-
opt
edi.
cop
Would that it rained!
References
Gadzhiaxmedov 2000
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