Speech Act Morphemes
| bó | I command…; command speech act, neutral (very rare except to small children) | |
| báa | I say to you as a question; I ask you; I ask…; question speech act, neutral | |
| bé | I say as a promise…; promise speech act, neutral | |
| bée | I say in warning…; warning speech act, neutral | |
| bóo | I request…; request speech act, neutral (usual “command” form) | |
| bíi | I say…: “I say to you, as a statement”: declarative speech act, neutral (usually optional) |
Speech Act Suffixes
| -da | “said in jest” | |
| -lan | “said in celebration” | |
| -de | “said in narrative” | |
| -li | “said in love” | |
| -d | “said in anger” | |
| -di | “said in teaching” | |
| -du | “said as poetry” | |
| -th | “said in pain” | |
| -ya | “said in fear” |
Speech Acts
| bédu | as poetry, I say as a promise…; promise speech act, as poetry [bé=promise speech act + -du=suffix; “said as poetry”] | |
| bóodu | as poetry, I request…; request speech act, in poetry [bóo=request speech act + -du=suffix “said as poetry”] | |
| bíili | in love, I say…; declarative speech act, in love [bíi=declarative speech act + -li=suffix “said in love”] | |
| bóda | in jest, I command…; command speech act, in jest (very rare except to small children) [bó=command speech act + -da=suffix “said in jest”] | |
| bóodi | in teaching, I request…; request speech act, in teaching [bóo=request speech act + -di=suffix “said in teaching”] | |
| bóde | as a story, I command…; command speech act, in narrative (very rare except to small children) [bó=command speech act + -de=suffix “said in narrative”] | |
| bódi | in teaching, I command…; command speech act, in teaching (very rare except to small children) [bó=command speech act + -di=suffix “said in teaching”] | |
| bódu | as poetry, I command…; command speech act, in poetry (very rare except to small children) [bó=command speech act + -du=suffix “said as poetry”] | |
| bóya | in fear, I command…; command speech act, in fear (very rare except to small children) [bó=command speech act + -ya=suffix “said in fear”] | |
| bóli | in love, I command…; command speech act, in love (very rare except to small children) [bó=command speech act + -li=suffix “said in love”] | |
| bód | in anger, I command…; command speech act, in anger (very rare except to small children) [bó=command speech act + -d=suffix “said in anger”] | |
| bóoth | in pair, I request…; request speech act, in pain [bóo=request speech act + -th=suffix “said in pain”] | |
| bóoya | in fear, I request…; request speech act, in fear [bóo=request speech act + -ya=suffix “said in fear”] | |
| bóolan | in celebration, I request…; request speech act, in celebration [bóo=request speech act + -lan=suffix “said in celebration”] | |
| báaya | in fear, I ask…; question speech act, in fear [báa=question speech act + -ya=suffix “said in fear”] | |
| bóod | in anger, I request…; request speech act, in anger [bóo=request speech act + -d=suffix “said in anger”] | |
| bóoda | in jest, I request…; request speech act, in jest [bóo=request speech act + -da=suffix “said in jest”] | |
| bóode | as a story, I request…; request speech act, in narrative [bóo=request speech act + -de=suffix “said in narrative”] | |
| bólan | in celebration, I command…; command speech act, in celebration (very rare except to small children) [bó=command speech act + -lan=suffix “said in celebration”] | |
| bíith | in pain, I say…; declarative speech act, in pain [bíi=declarative speech act + -th=suffix “said in pain”] | |
| bíida | in jest, I say…; declarative speech act, in jest [bíi=declarative speech act + -da=suffix “said in jest”] | |
| bíide | as a story, I say…; declarative speech act, in narrative [bíi=declarative speech act + -de=suffix “said in narrative”] | |
| bíidi | in teaching, I say…; declarative speech act, in teaching [bíi=declarative speech act + -di=suffix “said in teaching”] | |
| bíid | in anger, I say…; declarative speech act, in anger [bíi=declarative speech act + -d=suffix “said in anger”] | |
| bíidu | as a poem, I say…; declarative speech act, in poetry [bíi=declarative speech act + -du=suffix “said as poetry”] | |
| béeda | in jest, I say in warning…; warning speech act, in jest [bée=warning speech act + -da=suffix “said in jest”] | |
| bóoli | in love, I request…; request speech act, in love [bóo=request speech act + -li=suffix “said in love”] | |
| báade | as a story, I ask…, question speech act morpheme, in narrative [báa=question speech act + -de=suffix “said in narrative”] | |
| béedu | in poetry, I say in warning…; warning speech act, as poetry [bée=warning speech act + -du=suffix “said as poetry”] | |
| béelan | in celebration, I say in warning…; warning speech act, in celebration [bée=warning speech act + -lan=suffix “said in celebration”] | |
| béeli | in love, I say in warning…; warning speech act, in love [bée=warning speech act + -li=suffix “said in love”] | |
| béeth | in pain, I say in warning…; warning speech act, in pain [bée=warning speech act + -th=suffix “said in pain”] | |
| béeya | in fear, I say in warning…; warning speech act, in fear [bée=warning speech act + -ya=suffix “said in fear”] | |
| bélan | in celebration, I say as a promise…; promise speech act, in celebration [bé=promise speech act + -lan=suffix “said in celebration”] | |
| báalan | in celebration, I ask…; question speech act, in celebration [báa=question speech act + -lan=suffix “said in celebration”] | |
| béed | in anger, I say in warning…; warning speech act, in anger [bée=warning speech act + -d=suffix “said in anger”] | |
| béth | in pain, I say as a promise…; promise speech act, in pain [bé=promise speech ast + -th=suffix “said in pain”] | |
| béya | in fear, I say as a promise…; promise speech act, in fear [bé=promise speech act + -ya=suffix “said in fear”] | |
| bóth | in pain, I command…; command speech act, in pain (very rare except to small children) [bó=command speech act + -th=suffix “said in pain”] | |
| béde | as a story, I say as a promise…; promise speech act, in narrative [bé=promise speech act + -de=suffix “said in narrative”] | |
| bíiya | in fear, I say…; declarative speech act, in fear [bíi=declarative speech act + -ya=suffix “said in fear”] | |
| báad | in anger, I ask…, question speech act, in anger [báa=question speech act + -d=suffix “said in anger”] | |
| báadi | in teaching, I ask…, question speech act morpheme, in teaching [báa=question speech act + -di=suffix “said in teaching”] | |
| báadu | as poetry, I ask…; question speech act, in poetry [báa=question speech act + -du=suffix “said as poetry”] | |
| bédi | in teaching, I say as a promise…; promise speech act, in teaching [bé=promise speech act + -di=suffix “said in teaching”] | |
| béede | as a story, I say in warning…; warning speech act, in narrative [bée=warning speech act + -de=suffix “said in narrative”] | |
| béda | in jest, I say as a promise…; promise speech act, in jest [bé=promise speech act + -da=suffix; “said in jest”] | |
| béedi | in teaching, I say in warning…; warning speech act, in teaching [bée=warning speech act + -di=suffix “said in teaching”] | |
| báali | in love, I ask…; question speech act, in love [báa=question speech act + -li=suffix “said in love”] | |
| báath | in pain, I ask…, question speech act morpheme, in pain [báa=question speech act + -th=suffix “said in pain”] | |
| béd | in anger, I say as a promise…; promise speech act, in anger [bé=promise peech act + -d=suffix “said in anger”] | |
| báada | in jest, I ask you…, question speech act, in jest [báa=question + -da=suffix “said in jest”] | |
| béli | in love, I say as a promise…; promise speech act, in love [bé=promise speech act + -li=suffix “said in love”] | |
| bíilan | in celebration, I say…; declarative speech act, in celebration [bíi=declarative speech act + -lan=suffix “said in celebration”] |