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Each verb has 3 principal parts: the progressive stem, the habitual stem and the preterite stem. | Each verb has 3 principal parts: the progressive stem, the habitual stem and the preterite stem. | ||
====Object incorporation==== | ====Object incorporation==== | ||
Verb stems have a ''combining form'', also called the ''incorporating form'', which is used with object markers, negation or incorporated objects. | Verb stems have a ''combining form'', also called the ''incorporating form'', which is used with object markers, negation or incorporated objects. Any noun stem may be incorporated. | ||
''hoox̱iis̱yn'' 'eat fruit' < ''hoox̱i'' 'fruit' + ''caasyn'' 'eat' | ''hoox̱iis̱yn'' 'eat fruit' < ''hoox̱i'' 'fruit' + ''caasyn'' 'eat' | ||