The function of descriptive verbs in colloquial Sibe : The basic pair of verbs of motion ji- ‘to come’vs. gen- ‘to visit’.

Abstract

The paper focuses on two basic verbs of motion in the Sibe language, I try to outline, using examples from the spoken language, their main grammatical functions and semantic fields.

Keywords

• The
• function
• descriptive
• verbs
• colloquial
• Sibe
• The
• basic
• pair
• verbs
• motion
• ji-
• ‘to
• come’vs.
• gen-
• ‘to
• visit’.