Person[subj]: person agreement with subject
The Yupik verb inflects for the person (and number) of subject. If subject is provided as a separate noun, it agrees with the verb ending in person (and number).
1: first person subject
Examples
- [ess] Aqiigukung “We went on a long trip.” The verb ending -kung
Number[subj]=Dual|Person[subj]=1encodes that the subject is first person dual (“we, dual”).
2: second person subject
Examples
- [ess] Sanaqsin? “What are you going to do?” The verb ending -sin
Number[subj]=Sing|Person[subj]=2encodes that the subject is second person singular (“you”).
3: third person subject
Examples
- [ess] Sameng atan ivaghta? “What did your father look for?” The verb ending -ta
Number[subj]=Sing|Person[subj]=3in the verb ivaghta “what did he look for” agrees with the subject atan “your father” in person (and number).
Person[subj] in other languages: [ka]