Purpose suffix -gal-kal Ex. 13 –15

14.4 Grammar 181 Examples 1. Antin pe pabga mani palmine, meke adin Panamaje taggal. ‗I am going to send money to your father, in order that he will come to Panama.‘ 2. Antin immis mani amine, meke an pan nabir immal pakegal. ‗I am going to get money today, so that I can buy some things tomorrow.‘ In order to understand the change of focus given by the use of the word meke, contrast Example 1 above with the following sentence, in which the purpose of sending money is explained, rather than focussing on the goal of having your father come to Panama. Example Antin pe pabga mani palmine, adin Panamaje taggal. ‗I am going to send money to your father, tofor him to come to Panama.‘

14.4.6.3 Purpose clause - event prevented by independent sentence action

This third type of purpose clause expresses the event which, it is hoped, will be avertedprevented by the action in the independent sentence. This clause begins with the adverb melle ‗don‘t‘ and the purposive suffix -gal-kal is added to the verb. This parallels the English construction ―in order not to....‖ Example Pe anka chogo, melle an igegal. ‗You tell me, in order that I will not forget.‘ Exercise 13 . Purposive suffix -gal-kal frame drill The teacher says Sentence 1 and the student repeats it; the teacher says Sentence 2 and the student repeats it, etc. This exercise should be repeated several times. Example Teacher: Sagla mani ukcha, ob pakegal. Student: Sagla mani ukcha, ob pakegal. 1. Sagla mani ukcha, ob pakegal. ‗The chief gave me money in order to buy corn.‘ 2. An ne, immal pakegal. ‗I am going, in order to buy something.‘ 3. Machimal ya kinai, ti ariogal. ‗The boys are digging a ditch, in order for the water to flow away.‘ 4. An akan amine, tad ul chobgal. ‗I am going to look for an axe in order for grandfather to make a canoe.‘ 5. An kal palmis, nudagal. ‗I sent the radio, in order to repair it.‘ Exercise 14 . Purposive suffix -gal-kal drill The teacher reads the pair of sentences. The student makes the second sentence into a purpose clause by using -gal-kal. Example Teacher: Machi kinki pakcha. Teacher: Machi immal amine Student: Machi kinki pakcha, immal aminegal. 1a. Machi kinki pakcha. ‗The young man bought a gun.‘ b. Machi immal amine. ‗The young man is going to go hunting.‘ 2a. Ome mol makcha. ‗The woman sewed a blouse.‘ b. Ome mol ukne. ‗The woman is going to sell the blouse.‘ 3a. Tad koe mecha. ‗The elder killed a deer.‘ b. Tad koe kunne. ‗The elder is going to eat the deer.‘ 4a. Tule tagar chwas. ‗The people gathered thatch.‘ b. Tule neg makne. ‗The people are going to thatch a house.‘ 5a. Machi nagwal chikcha. ‗The young man cut rushes.‘ b. Machi karpa chomne. ‗The young man is going to make a basket.‘