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===Verbs===

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Old !Zoom verbs are inspired by Old Irish verbs; they display independent vs. dependent allomorphy.

An unprefixed verb (present tense):

(these are independent forms,used in unmarked clauses. In Primitive !Zoom, the -ih clause was used for verbs with no preverbs attached.)

jabhic /'dʒabʰɪts/ < jabhacih 'I raise'

jabhik /'dʒabʰɪk/ < jabhukih 'you (sg.) raise'

jabh /dʒabʰ/ < jabhah 'he, she, it raises'

jobghu /'dʒogʘʰu/ < jabhuσuh 'we raise'

jobŋhi /'dʒoŋʘʰi/ < jabhumih 'you (pl.) raise'

jäpkha /'dʒɛʘʰa/ < jabhikhah 'they raise'

With another preverb the dependent forms are used:

bó·jabhac /bo:'dʒabʰats/ < bô-jábhac 'I do not raise'

bó·jobh /bo:'dʒobʰ/ < bô-jábhuk 'you do not raise'

bó·jabh /bo:'dʒabʰ/ < bô-jábha 'he does not raise'

bó·jobhaσ /bo:'dʒobʰaɬ/ < bô-jábhuσu 'we do not raise'

bó·jobham /bo:'dʒobʰam/ < bô-jábhumi 'you (pl.) do not raise'

bó·jäbhakh /bo:'dʒɛbʰakʰ/ < bô-jábhikha 'they do not raise '

A verb with a preverb attached:

(these forms are "deuterotonic". Observe that this paradigm is similar to the unprefixed dependent paradigm above)

dha·jgabhac /dʰa'gǂabʰats/ < dhakw-jábhac 'I attract'

dha·jgobh /dʰa'gǂobʰ/ < dhakw-jábhuk 'you attract'

dha·jgabh /dʰa'gǂabʰ/ < dhakw-jábha 'he attracts'

dha·jgobhaσ /dʰa'gǂobʰaɬ/ < dhakw-jábhuσô 'we attract'

dha·jgobham /dʰa'gǂobʰam/ < dhakw-jábhumi 'you (pl.) attract'

dha·jgäbhakh /dʰa'gǂɛbʰakʰ/ < dhakw-jábhikha 'they attract'

With another preverb the dependent forms are used:

(these forms are called "prototonic".)

bó·dhabgwhac /bo:'dʰagʘʷʰats/ < bô-dhákw-jabhac 'I do not attract'

bó·dhabgwh /bo:'dʰagʘʷʰ/ < bô-dhákw-jabhuk 'you do not attract'

bó·dhabgwh /bo:'dʰagʘʷʰ/ < bô-dhákw-jabha 'he does not attract'

bó·dhabgwhaσ /bo:'dʰagʘʷʰaɬ/ < bô-dhákw-jabhuσô 'we do not attract'

bó·dhabgwham /bo:'dʰagʘʷʰam/ < bô-dhákw-jabhumi 'you (pl.) do not attract'

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