ihhuia

[John Sullivan, Ph.D.]

Listeros,
	There is a verb form in Modern Huastecan Nahuatl that I am having  
trouble explaining. "ihhuia" is the past perfect (pluscuamperfecto)  
of "to go"
	niihhuia, "I had gone"
	tiihhuia, "you had gone"
	ihhuia, "he/she/it had gone"
	tiihhuiah, "we had gone"
	inihhuiah, "you all had gone"
	ihhuiah, "they had gone"
That's it, there are no other forms (beside the enclitics:  
niihhuiaya, niihhuiyayoc, etc.).
Has anybody seen this in other variants? Any ideas as to the  
morphology? The "hui" verb comes to mind, but what about the initial  
"ih-"? Is the final "-a" an old "-ya", or is this a "-huia" suffix.  
And if so, what is the root?
John

John Sullivan, Ph.D.
Profesor de lengua y cultura nahua
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