lyakau

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Meaning:	“to lie (down)”
Word class:	verb
Language:	TB
Lexeme variants:	lyakau
Person:	first
Number:	singular
Tense/Mood:	subjunctive
Root character:	non-a-character
Internal root vowel:	vowel-schwa
Stem:	subjunctive
Stem class:	2
Valency:	intransitive
Voice:	active

Paradigm

	sg.act	pl.act	du.act	sg.mid	pl.mid	du.mid
1	lyakau
2
3	lyaśi

Lexeme family

• lyäk-
  • lyäk- “to lie (down)” gv
    • †lyake “alleged meaning obstacle” m

      	sg
      nom	lyake
      acc	lyake

    • leki “bed, resting place” “rest” msg

      	sg
      nom	leki
      acc	leki
      loc	lekine

    • leke “bed, resting place” m

      	sg	pl
      nom	leke
      acc	leke	lekeṃ
      loc		lekenne

    • lyäk- “to lie (down)” gv.prs/subj2

      	sg.act
      3	lyaśäṃ

    • lyäk- “to lie (down)” gv.prs2

      	pl.act
      3	lyakeṃ

      • lykemāne “lying (down)” part.prs2

        	sg.m	sg.f	pl.m	pl.f
        nom	lykemāne	lykemāne	lykemāne	lykemāne
        acc	lykemāne	lykemāne	lykemāne	lykemāne

    • lyäk- “to lie (down)” gv.subj2

      	sg.act
      1	lyakau
      3	lyaśi

Occurrences

lyakau

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THT 345 a4

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lyakau

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