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Verbs do not inflect for person but they do inflect for number (except for the copula): the plural suffix is ''-eba''. | Verbs do not inflect for person but they do inflect for number (except for the copula): the plural suffix is ''-eba''. | ||
The negative suffix is ''-tso'', and when fused with the plural it becomes ''-tsoba''. The negative form of the copula is ''tso''. | The negative suffix is ''-tso'', and when fused with the plural it becomes ''-tsoba''. The negative form of the copula is ''tso'', which is the same in the plural. | ||
Participial forms are used in the perfect and progressive tenses. | Participial forms are used in the perfect and progressive tenses. | ||