Probably onomatopoeic.
Note: The Proto-Finnic conjugation system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | ||||
present | past | imperative | optative | |
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1st sing. | *kaigun | *kaiguin | — | *kaikugon |
2nd sing. | *kaigut | *kaiguit | *kaiguk | *kaikugos |
3rd sing. | *kaikubi *kaiku |
*kaikui | *kaikugasën | *kaikugosën |
1st plur. | *kaigukmëk *kaigukmak |
*kaikuimëk *kaikuimak |
*kaikugatëmëk *kaikugatamak |
*kaikugotëmëk *kaikugotamak |
2nd plur. | *kaiguktëk *kaiguktak |
*kaikuidëk *kaikuidak |
*kaikugatë *kaikugata |
*kaikugot'ëk *kaikugotadak |
3rd plur. | *kaikubat *kaiku |
*kaikui | *kaikugasën | *kaikugosën |
passive | *kaiguksën *kaigut'aksën |
*kaikudisën *kaiguttisën |
*kaikudakahën *kaiguttakahën |
*kaikudakohën *kaiguttakohën |
connegative | *kaiguk | — | *kaikugak | *kaikugok |
passive connegative | *kaiguktak | — | *kaikudagak *kaiguttagak |
*kaikudagok *kaiguttagok |
conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | ||
1st sing. | *kaigukcin | *kaikuicin | *kaikunën | |
2nd sing. | *kaigukcit | *kaikuicit | *kaikunët | |
3rd sing. | *kaigukci | *kaikuici | *kaikuni | |
1st plur. | *kaigukcimëk *kaigukcimak |
*kaikuicimëk *kaikuicimak |
*kaikunëmëk *kaikunëmak | |
2nd plur. | *kaigukcidëk *kaigukcidak |
*kaikuicidëk *kaikuicidak |
*kaikunëdëk *kaikunëdak | |
3rd plur. | *kaigukci | *kaikuici | *kaikuni | |
passive | *kaikudakcihën *kaigut'akcihën |
*kaikudicihën *kaigutticihën |
*kaikudanëhën *kaiguttanëhën | |
connegative | *kaigukcik | *kaikuicik | *kaikunëk | |
passive connegative | *kaikudakcik *kaigut'akcik |
*kaikudicik *kaigutticik |
*kaikudanëk *kaiguttanëk | |
non-finite forms | infinitives/nouns | participles | ||
active | passive | |||
infinitive 1 | *kaikudak | present | *kaikuba | *kaikudapa *kaiguttapa |
infinitive 2 | *kaikudë- | past | *kaikunut | *kaikudu *kaiguttu |
gerund/supine | *kaikuma | |||
action noun | *kaikuminen |