Polite expressions

How do you say « I am loving you (right now) » in shikomori? In a single word: *Nisihuvendza*.

This kind of agglutination is the trademark of Bantu languages. Four grammatical bits (subject, tense, object, action) in a single morphological chain. Once the logic clicks, what looks dense becomes luminous.

The verb « to love » in shimaoré is uvendza (root -vendz- + final vowel -a). The form Nisihuvendza breaks down as:

• ni- = subject verbal prefix (« I »)
• si- = present-progressive tense marker (« in the act of »)
• hu- = 2nd-person singular object infix (« you »)
• vendza = root + final vowel

Literally: I-am-in-the-act-of-loving-you.

What takes 5+ words in English fits into a single morphological chain in shikomori. This logic is detailed in lesson 4.5 (conjugation) and in Module 3.

The -hu- segment is what's called a 2nd-person singular object infix (« you »). For other persons, swap the infix:

• Nisinivendza — I love myself (-ni- = me)
• Nisihuvendza — I love you (-hu- = you)
• Nisimuvendza — I love him/her (-mu- = him/her)
• Nisirivendza — I love us (-ri- = us)

The structure stays the same. Only the infix varies. That's agglutination in action.

Three degrees of demonstratives (in class 1: unu / uwo / ule) — near, intermediate, far. And a spelling rule: they always keep their semi-vowel (w or y).