Future tense is indicated by the presence of one of several evidentials that indicate why or how the speaker thinks a future event will occur. Where present, the present tense forms of the prononimal affixes are used in the clause.
4.5.1. Speaker's Intent: ŋu
In the 1st person, the hortative marker ŋu is used to indicate the speaker's intent to perform an action:
ŋu tzapjakemi dastu.
ŋu
hort.1sg
tzapjak-en-mi
feet-1sg-v
dast-tu
there-dat
I will walk over there.
4.5.2. Hearsay: ehr
In the other persons, ehr is used to indicate future tense based on hearsay or second-hand (indirect) evidence:
ehr tzapjaketmi tzehrat shestu.
ehr
fut.indir
tzapjak-et-mi
walk-3sg-v
tzehr-at
time-abl
shest-tu
here-dat
I heard that he will come here later.
4.5.3. Direct Evidence: kuhr
When the speaker has direct evidence that an event will happen, e. g. the actor involved has said so directly to the speaker, kuhr is used instead:
kuhr tzapjaketmi tzehrat shestu.
kuhr
fut.dir
tzapjak-et-mi
walk-3sg-v
tzehr-at
time-abl
shest-tu
here-dat
He told me that he will come here later.
4.5.4. Deduction: muhr
When the speaker by his own considerations, thoughts, reasonings, or logical deductions arrive at the conclusion that some future event will occur, muhr is used:
muhr tzapjaketmi tzehrat shestu.
muhr
fut.infer
tzapjak-et-mi
walk-3sg-v
tzehr-at
time-abl
shest-tu
here-dat
I deduce that he will come here later.
4.5.5. Wish: ŋuhr
When the speaker merely wishes or hopes an event will happen, ŋuhr is used:
ŋuhr tzapjaketmi tzehrat shestu.
ŋuhr
fut.opt
tzapjak-et-mi
walk-3sg-v
tzehr-at
time-abl
shest-tu
here-dat
I hope that he will come here later.
4.5.6. Interrogative: aihr
When asking whether an event will happen in the future, the future interrogative aihr is used: