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'''Agent''' nouns are class 1/2 - e.g. <!--ሜደ ''medä'' "person who walks" (pl: ዌደ ''wedä'');--> ሜዝ ''mezz'' "person who walks; companion" (pl: ዌዝ ''wezz''). | '''Agent''' nouns are class 1/2 - e.g. <!--ሜደ ''medä'' "person who walks" (pl: ዌደ ''wedä'');--> ሜዝ ''mezz'' "person who walks; companion" (pl: ዌዝ ''wezz''). | ||
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'''Negation''' is accomplished with the circumfix ''kä-m'' in main clauses and the prefix ''kä-'' in subordinate clauses. | '''Negation''' is accomplished with the circumfix ''kä-m'' in main clauses and the prefix ''kä-'' in subordinate clauses. | ||
'''Yes/No''' questions are formed with the suffix ''-m'' on the verb. | '''Yes/No''' questions are formed with the suffix ''-m'' on the verb. | ||
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The '''perfect/past''' is formed by converting a final ''-ä'' or ''-a'' of the present to ''-e''. If the present ends in a different vowel, ''-le'' is added. | |||
====Voice==== | ====Voice==== | ||