Re: Natural language with the MOST irregular verbs?

Miguel Carrasquer wrote:
 
> A lookup table is usually more efficient (economical) than an algorithm.

> An algorithm is more interesting.

Jocularly, yet seriously. Out of "Grammaire de la langue
tahitienne" by R.D. Lovy and L.-J. Bouge, Publications de
la Société des Océanistes, Musée de l'Homme, Paris, 1953,
a few look-up tables, starting page 75:

CONJUGAISON DE QUELQUES VERBES

Aider (Présent de l'Indicatif):

1st sg.        Te tauturu nei au
2nd sg.        Te tauturu nei oe
3rd sg.        Te tauturu nei oia
1st du. inc.   Te tauturu nei taua
1st du. exc.   Te tauturu nei maua
2nd du.        Te tauturu nei orua
3rd du.        Te tauturu nei raua
1st pl. inc.   Te tauturu nei tatou
1st pl. exc.   Te tauturu nei matou
2nd pl.        Te tauturu nei outou
3rd pl.        Te tauturu nei ratou

Partir (Imparfait):

1st sg.        Te reva ra vau
2nd sg.        Te reva ra oe
3rd sg.        Te reva ra oia
1st du. inc.   Te reva ra taua
1st du. exc.   Te reva ra maua
2nd du.        Te reva ra orua
3rd du.        Te reva ra raua
1st pl. inc.   Te reva ra tatou
1st pl. exc.   Te reva ra matou
2nd pl.        Te reva ra outou
3rd pl.        Te reva ra ratou

I'll skip a few here...

Prendre (Futur antérieur)

1st sg.        Ua rave atura ia vau
2nd sg.        Ua rave atura ia oe
3rd sg.        Ua rave atura ia oia
1st du. inc.   Ua rave atura ia taua
1st du. exc.   Ua rave atura ia maua
2nd du.        Ua rave atura ia orua
3rd du.        Ua rave atura ia raua
1st pl. inc.   Ua rave atura ia tatou
1st pl. exc.   Ua rave atura ia matou
2nd pl.        Ua rave atura ia outou
3rd pl.        Ua rave atura ia ratou

And here is a beauty, page 85:

Choisir (Passé) pour manger (infinitif)

1st sg.        I maiti na  vau no te amu
2nd sg.        I maiti na  oe no te amu
3rd sg.        I maiti na  oia  no te amu
1st du. inc.   I maiti na  taua no te amu
1st du. exc.   I maiti na  maua no te amu
2nd du.        I maiti na  orua no te amu
3rd du.        I maiti na  raua no te amu
1st pl. inc.   I maiti na  tatou no te amu
1st pl. exc.   I maiti na  matou no te amu
2nd pl.        I maiti na  outou no te amu
3rd pl.        I maiti na  ratou no te amu

Mind you, there WAS an irregularity. Did you
find it? Can make up a rule to make it
regular? You don't have enough data, really,
but you can guess easily, I'd say, especially
if I add:

Lire (Passé)

1st sg.        Ua taio vau
2nd sg.        Ua taio oe
3rd sg.        Ua taio oia
1st du. inc.   Ua taio taua
1st du. exc.   Ua taio maua
2nd du.        Ua taio orua
3rd du.        Ua taio raua
1st pl. inc.   Ua taio tatou
1st pl. exc.   Ua taio matou
2nd pl.        Ua taio outou
3rd pl.        Ua taio ratou