_____THE VERB_____
Infinitive* / būt / "to be"
Inf./Sup. / būtun /
1st sg. present* / asmu /
1st pl. present* / asme /
2nd sg. pr.* / asi /
2nd pl. pr.* / aste /
3rd pr.* / ast / astits /
1st-3rd prt. / bēi /
1st pl. prt. / bēime /
2nd pl. prt. / bēite /
1st-3rd pr. fut.* / būs(ai) /
1st pl. fut. / būsime /
2nd pl. fut. / būsite /
1st-3rd opt. / būlai /
1st pl. opt. / būlime /
2nd pl. opt. / būlite /
2nd sg. imp.* / sais(ai) /
2nd pl. imp. / saite /
Pr. act. prt. nom. sg. masc. / sents /
" " " " " fem. / sentīj /
Pst. act. prt. nom. sg. masc. / būvens /
" " " " " fem. / būvusi /
" " " " " neutr./ būven /
" " " " pl. m.-f./ būvusis /
Pst. psv. prt. nom. sg. masc. / būts
/
Alternate periphrastic future forms*
*1st-3rd sg. masc. / virst būvens /
*3rd pl / virst būvusis /
*1st-3rd sg. fem. / virst būvusis /
*1st pl. / virstmai būvusis /
*2nd pl. / virstei būvusis /
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* Alternate Infinitive form / būtvei < būtuei < * -tu+ei /
* Dialect alternates begin with [e -]
* Alternate form with added particle / -ai / ( re: Zinkevičius > 1966, 431 )
The Third person forms also reflect Satem Vedic convention
[The Baltic 3rd person plural with sg. verb is reflected in some Vedic Sanskrit usage.]
The Alternate * Periphrastic future forms reflect Slavic influence
[The original West Baltic future tense with "-s" was more common in rural areas]
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Shi nūsun būsna ast
praeivingiska
kaigi asenes vupjai
Virdainas -
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A Restored Lexicon of our Sūdovian &
Yatving Indigenous Language
For Use By Sūdovians & Yatvings