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. | *nuhkin | *nuhkëjin | — | *nuhkigon |
2nd sing. | *nuhkit | *nuhkëjit | *nuhkik | *nuhkigos |
3rd sing. | *nuhkibi *nuhki |
*nuhkëji | *nuhkigasën | *nuhkigosën |
1st plur. | *nuhkikmëk *nuhkikmak |
*nuhkëjimëk *nuhkëjimak |
*nuhkigatëmëk *nuhkigatamak |
*nuhkigotëmëk *nuhkigotamak |
2nd plur. | *nuhkiktëk *nuhkiktak |
*nuhkëjidëk *nuhkëjidak |
*nuhkigatë *nuhkigata |
*nuhkigot'ëk *nuhkigotadak |
3rd plur. | *nuhkibat *nuhki |
*nuhkëji | *nuhkigasën | *nuhkigosën |
passive | *nuhkiksën *nuhkit'aksën |
*nuhkidisën *nuhkittisën |
*nuhkidakahën *nuhkittakahën |
*nuhkidakohën *nuhkittakohën |
connegative | *nuhkik | — | *nuhkigak | *nuhkigok |
passive connegative | *nuhkiktak | — | *nuhkidagak *nuhkittagak |
*nuhkidagok *nuhkittagok |
conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | ||
1st sing. | *nuhkikcin | *nuhkëjicin | *nuhkinën | |
2nd sing. | *nuhkikcit | *nuhkëjicit | *nuhkinët | |
3rd sing. | *nuhkikci | *nuhkëjici | *nuhkini | |
1st plur. | *nuhkikcimëk *nuhkikcimak |
*nuhkëjicimëk *nuhkëjicimak |
*nuhkinëmëk *nuhkinëmak | |
2nd plur. | *nuhkikcidëk *nuhkikcidak |
*nuhkëjicidëk *nuhkëjicidak |
*nuhkinëdëk *nuhkinëdak | |
3rd plur. | *nuhkikci | *nuhkëjici | *nuhkini | |
passive | *nuhkidakcihën *nuhkit'akcihën |
*nuhkidicihën *nuhkitticihën |
*nuhkidanëhën *nuhkittanëhën | |
connegative | *nuhkikcik | *nuhkëjicik | *nuhkinëk | |
passive connegative | *nuhkidakcik *nuhkit'akcik |
*nuhkidicik *nuhkitticik |
*nuhkidanëk *nuhkittanëk | |
non-finite forms | infinitives/nouns | participles | ||
active | passive | |||
infinitive 1 | *nuhkidak | present | *nuhkiba | *nuhkidapa *nuhkittapa |
infinitive 2 | *nuhkidë- | past | *nuhkinut | *nuhkidu *nuhkittu |
gerund/supine | *nuhkima | |||
action noun | *nuhkiminen |