-ngani’: emphasize the importance, intensity, urgency or seriousness of a situation., condition
Just like /omay/, a bound lexeme’, on its own its meaning is unclear
Ba-ingani’ “Listen, don’t!”
Amongani’ (amo [yes] + ngani’) “Yes indeed.”
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The verb root "omay" require affixation to form a usable verb in Boie’nen.
Examples:
Naomayan: na- (completion prefix) + omay (root) + -an (suffix)
Meaning: recovered or got well
Maomayan: ma- (future or consequence marker) + omay (root) + -an (suffix)
Meaning: will recover
The suffix "-an" might indicate:
1. Locative or directional focus
2. Benefactive or applicative function
3. Aspectual or completive aspect
The "omay" root seems to convey the core meaning of "recovery" or "getting well." The affixes modify this meaning to indicate:
1. Completion (na-)
2. Future or potential consequence (ma-)
This phenomenon illustrates the importance of morphology in Boie’nen, where verb roots require specific affixes to convey meaningful expressions. Further research on Boie’nen's grammatical structure and affixation patterns would provide more insight into this verb root phenomenon.