Morpheme Ø/i-/e-

Functions:

3>3 (in the main construction)

• (ikp-92)

  e-pitiku-lɨ

  3>3-peel-REC

  tarɨwe

  cassava

  The woman peeled the cassava.

  (Alves Chagas 2013: 148)

• (ikp-113)

  t͡ʃimna

  1+3

  Ø-agu-lɨ

  3>3-eat-REC

  egepak

  peacock.bass

  tumok

  tasty

  We ate tasty peacock bass.

  (Campetela 1997: 60)

3P (in the imperative construction)

• (ikp-162)

  i-momɨ-k

  3-tie-IMP

  Tie it!

  (Pachêco 2001: 83)