dict:-si

PCA2

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Archipelagic saj

Suffix

-si

1. Immediate/prospective future marker on perfective verbs.

e.g. bū (to cut) > būsi (to be about to cut)

1. Forms imperfective verbs from nouns (mostly fossilized (?); historically protected final stops from elision).

e.g. omsū (< simu(k); 'knife') > -msuksi (< simuksaj; 'to be cutting')

See also: sī