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A grammar of Pite Saami, 2014

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8.2 Non-finite verb forms and periphrastically marked verbal categories<br />

verb forms other than those mentioned here. However, there is no evidence <strong>of</strong><br />

such forms in the present corpus. Ultimately, the morphological and syntactic<br />

behavior <strong>of</strong> other non-finite verb forms must be left for future study.<br />

8.2.1 Future<br />

The verb gallgat ‘will’ plus the infinitive form <strong>of</strong> the lexical verb can together<br />

express a future activity. The examples in (16) through (18) illustrate this.<br />

(16) nå<br />

nå<br />

gukte galga<br />

gukte galga<br />

dåhkå<br />

dåhkå<br />

ållit<br />

ålli-t<br />

dajna<br />

d-a-jna<br />

well how will\2sg.prs to.there reach-inf dem-dist-com.sg<br />

‘Well how are you going to reach it with that?’<br />

[pit080909.052]<br />

(17) dä<br />

dä<br />

galgav mån<br />

galga-v mån<br />

then will-1sg.prs 1sg.nom<br />

‘Then I will tell a story.’<br />

gähttot<br />

gähtto-t<br />

tell-inf<br />

[pit0906_Ahkajavvre_a.115]<br />

(18) man<br />

man<br />

how<br />

ednag<br />

ednag<br />

many<br />

biejve<br />

biejve<br />

day\nom.pl<br />

galga<br />

galga<br />

will\2sg.prs<br />

danne<br />

danne<br />

there<br />

‘How many days are you going to be there?’<br />

årrot?<br />

årro-t<br />

be-inf<br />

[pit080924.658]<br />

Note that, as mentioned in §8.1.2 above, the present tense is also used to express<br />

planned future events.<br />

8.2.2 Aspect<br />

<strong>Pite</strong> <strong>Saami</strong> features two aspects, perfect and progressive, as described in §8.2.2.1<br />

and §8.2.2.2 below. Both aspects are formed periphrastically using a combination<br />

<strong>of</strong> the auxiliary verb årrot ‘be’ and the relevant non-finite verb form. See also<br />

§13.1.5.2 on the syntactic structure <strong>of</strong> clauses with perfective and progressive<br />

verbs.<br />

8.2.2.1 Perfect<br />

The perfect verb form is marked by the suffix -m (glossed as prf); the verb stem<br />

is in the strong grade when consonant gradation is relevant. Verbs in the perfect<br />

generally indicate that an action in the past still has relevancy in the present situation.<br />

For instance, in (19) the speaker is slaughtering a reindeer, and is now able<br />

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