Ome mas chuap. Habitual behavior aspect

19.4 Grammar 265 When the past progressive suffix is added to the past form of the motion verb ne ‗to go‘, the resultant form natab 115 ‗in the process of goingon my way‘ indicates that motion has already been initiated. The suffix -ap does not occur with the motion verb tag ‗to come‘. Example A man is travelling from Paya to Pucuru. On the trail, someone asks where he is going. 1. Inquirer: ¿Pia ne? ‗Where are you going?‘ 2. Traveller: Pukurche natab. ‗I am on my way to Pucuru.‘ Exercise 14 . Past progressive -ap drill The teacher asks the question and the student replies using the -ap form in the frame. Example Teacher: ¿Pe ampak kallin pakne? Student: Chuli. An pato kallin pakap. Frame Chuli. An pato ____-ap. ‗No, I have already been ____.‘ 1. ¿Pe ampak kallin pakne? ‗Are you going with me to buy chickens?‘ 2. ¿Pe tibal omne? 116 ‗Are you going to bathe at the river?‘ 3. ¿Pe mas chikne? ‗Are you going to cut plantains?‘ 4. ¿Pe tagar chwane? ‗Are you going to gather thatch?‘ 5. ¿Pe ua makne? ‗Are you going to spear fish?‘

19.4.11 Naming

Even though there are cultural restrictions on eliciting and calling people by their Kuna name see Section 4.3, you as an outsider will be asked your name. The nounverb nuga ‗nameto name‘ is used to elicit or declare a name, to name a person or object, or to do something under someone ‘s authority ―in the name of‖. Examples 1. ¿Igi pe nuga? ‗What is your name? lit.: How are you named?‘ 2. Antin nug Pablo. ‗My name is Paul. lit.: I am named Paul.‘ 3. Antin, an machi Pedro nugzhas. ‗I callednamed my son Peter.‘ 4. An sagla nuggin pega chog. ‗I tell you in the name of under the authority of the chief.‘ 19.4.11.1 Other naming expressions When a person is named or appointed to a position, the position to which he is appointed is stated as an indirect object, the name of the appointee is stated, followed by the verb odo ‗to cause to enterappoint‘. Example Tulemal saglaga Juan odos. ‗The people appointed John as chief.‘ When one person substitutes for another, the substitute is named first, followed by the name of the one substituted for, the adverb anal ‗instead of‘, the position treated as indirect object and the verb pei ‗to remain‘. Example Pedro, Pablo anal tummadga pes. ‗Peter remained was left in charge in Paul‘s place.‘ 19.4.11.2 ¿Igi pimal? „What do wethey call it?‟ This expression is used to ascertain the correct termway of saying something, i.e., to elicit new language data. 115 Irregular. 116 The b of ob ‗to bathe‘ becomes m before the n, omne ‗to go to bathe‘.