Veps

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Introduction

The Veps language (also known as Vepsian), spoken by the Vepsians (also known as Veps), belongs to the Baltic-Finnic group of the Finno-Ugric languages.

The verb

Sample verb antta 'to give'

Active

Present
minaandan
sinaandad
hänandab
andam
t´öandat
h´öanttaze
Preterite
minaande̮in
sinaande̮id
hänande̮i
ande̮im
t´öande̮it
h´öantt´ihe
Potential
minaannen
sinaanned
hänannob
annem
t´öannet
h´öanttane
Conditional
minaandaižin
sinaandaižid
hänandaiži
andaižim
t´öandaižit
h´öandaiži
Perfect
minaanni̮žin
sinaanni̮žid
hänanni̮ži
anni̮žim
t´öanni̮žit
h´öanni̮žihe
Perfect II
minaol´en annu
sinaol´ed annu
hänom annu
ol´em anttud
t´öol´et anttud
h´öoma anttud
Pluperfect
minaolin annu
sinaolid annu
hänoli annu
olim anttud
t´öolit anttud
h´öol´dhe anttud
Imperative
(sina)anda
(hän)ankha
(t´ö)ankam
(h´ö)anttagaha
Infinitives
I infinitive: nominativeantta
II infinitive: inessiveanttes
III infinitive: instructiveantte
III infinitive: inessiveandmas
III infinitive: elativeandmaspai
III infinitive: illativeandmaha
III infinitive: abessiveandmata
IV infinitive: nominativeandmińe
IV infinitive: partitiveandmištš
Participles
I participle: nominativeandai
I participle: genetiveandjan
II participle: nominative sgannu
II participle: nominative plannuded
II participle: genetive sgannuden
II participle: genetive plannužid´e
II participle: partitive sgannut
II participle: partitive plannužid

Passive

Tenses
Presentanttaze
Pastantt´ihe
Potentialanttane
Conditionalanttaiž
PerfectanttanIiz
Perfect IIom anttud
Pluperfectol´dhe anttud
Imperativeanttagahe
Passive participles
II participle: nominativeanttud
II participle: partitiveandhut

Reflexive

Present
minaandame̮i
sinaandate̮i
hänandaze
andame̮i
t´öandate̮i
h´öandaze
Preterite
minaanžime̮i
sinaanžite̮i
hänanžihe
anžime̮i
t´öanžite̮i
h´öanžihe
Conditional
minaandaižime̮i
sinaandaižite̮i
hänandaižihe
andaižime̮i
t´öandaižite̮i
h´öandaižihe
Perfect
minaanni̮ižime̮i
sinaandi̮ižite̮i
hänandi̮ižihe
anni̮ižime̮i
t´öandi̮ižite̮i
h´öandi̮ižihe
Perfect II
minaol´en annuze
sinaol´ed annuze
hänom annuze
ol´em annuze
t´öol´et annuze
h´öoma annuze
Pluperfect
minaolin annuze
sinaolid annuze
hänoli annuze
olim annuze
t´öolit annuze
h´öol´dhe annuze
Imperative
(sina)ande
(hän)ankahaze
(mö)ankamei
(t´ö)ankate̮i
(h´ö)ankahaze
Infinitives
I infinitiveandaze
II infinitiveandesaze
III infinitiveanmasaze
III infinitiveanmahaze
Participles
II Participleannuze