between older and younger speakers; the newer forms are in brackets below... There is a pattern of verb-consonant mutation whereby v at the start of a verb changes to b, and vw to bw. This mutation occurs in imperfective aspect (present tense), and in irrealis mood (future tense): ni va = I went mwa ba = I am going mwade ba = I will go (Among a few older speakers there is also mutation of z to d, but most Ske speakers today use only the d forms.) Hypothetical phrases are marked with mó: ni mó umné = I should do it Negative phrases are preceded by kare ("not") or a variant: kare ni umné = I didn't do it Transitive and intransitive verb forms are distinguished. Transitive verbs are commonly followed or suffixed with -né: mwa róh = I move mwa róh né vet = I move the stone Ske makes extensive use of stative verbs for descriptive purposes. Ske has a copular verb, vé or bé. Verbs in Ske can be linked together in serial verb constructions. Sample phrases References Gray, Andrew. 2012. The Languages of Pentecost Island. Lynch, John and Crowley, Terry. 2001. Languages of Vanuatu: A New Survey and Bibliography. Tryon, Darrell, 1976. New Hebrides Languages: An Internal Classification: Series C - No. 50. Pacific Linguistics. External links The Languages of Pentecost Island - further information on Ske ELAR archive of Ske (Seke) language documentation materials Languages of Vanuatu Penama languages Endangered Austronesian languages Severely endangered languages