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Verbs in Taltal taxem

Verb conjugation

In Taltal taxem verbs agree with subject and tense. It is possible but uncommon to add gender markers.

The suffix order is [verb stem]-[tense]-[person]-[gender]

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Example sentences:

gle-ta-it
eat-PST-3SG.AN
glebug.
bread.

‘They (sg.) ate bread.’

la-ru
1SG-POSS
maumau-fe
cat-PL
xig-itfe
hear-3PL.AN
la.
1SG.

‘My cats hear me.’

min-fäwa-rä-ta-imal
NEG-make-FUT-PST-1PL.INCL
xem
much
gle-fe.
food-PL

‘We will not have made much food.’