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The phonology and morphology of Filomeno Mata Totonac

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4.7.1.1.1 ka- & negative future. To assert in a main clause that a future event will not take place<br />

requires the use <strong>of</strong> irrealis ka- as well as counterexpectational ti-. It cannot be expressed with the<br />

future prefix na- (as shown in examples 17 <strong>and</strong> 18), although this will be seen to be grammatical<br />

in certain types <strong>of</strong> subordinate clause in §4.7.3.1. When the negative future predicate involves<br />

the first person object kin-, IRR ka- is optionally dropped, as in example 19.<br />

17) "aakatiwáaya *"aanawaayan<br />

/#aa=ka-ti-waa-nan-li&/ /#aa=na-waa-nan-li&/<br />

NEG-IRR-CNTR-eat-HAB-PFTV NEG-FUT-eat-HAB-PFTV<br />

‘s/he will not eat’ *‘s/he will not eat’<br />

18) "aakatípi& *"aanapín’a<br />

/#aa=ka-ti-pin-ti&/ /#aa=na-pin-ti&/<br />

NEG-IRR-CNTR-go2-2SUB.sg NEG-FUT-go2-2SUB.sg<br />

‘you will not go’ *‘you will not go’<br />

19) "aakintiwilíin’i&<br />

/#aa=kin-ti-wilii-nii-[cg]/<br />

NEG=1OBJ-CNTR-hit-DAT-2SUB.sg<br />

‘you’re not going to hit me’<br />

4.7.1.1.2 ka- & imperative. IRR ka- is always present in imperative constructions with a<br />

singular or plural second person subject.<br />

20)kac%iwíinanti& 21)kapíntiti&<br />

/ka-c"iwii-nan-ti&/ /ka-pin-titi&/<br />

IRR-speak-HAB-2SUB.sg IRR-go2-2SUB.pl<br />

‘speak!’ ‘leave!’<br />

4.7.1.1.3 ka- & hortative. <strong>The</strong> hortative functions as an indirect comm<strong>and</strong>, exhortation, or<br />

admonition to a first or third person subject, <strong>and</strong> like the imperative, requires IRR ka-.<br />

22) kakwaayáw 23)ka’ampá<br />

/ka-k-waa-nan-wa&/ /ka-an-para-li&/<br />

IRR-1SUB-eat-HAB-1pl IRR-go-ITER-PFTV<br />

‘let’s eat!’ ‘may s/he go again’<br />

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