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(Example verbs are ''gaaⱳa'' "to throw", ''maara'' "to lead", and ''ħaɗɗa'' "to be ħaɗɗa") | (Example verbs are ''gaaⱳa'' "to throw", ''maara'' "to lead", and ''ħaɗɗa'' "to be ħaɗɗa") | ||
===Non-finite forms=== | ====Non-finite forms==== | ||
The present infinitive is of the form ''XCaaCa'' or ''XCaCCa'', where X can be anything. Only the final portion (after X) changes. Therefore, "initial" consonant below refers to the initial consonant in the penultimate syllable. | The present infinitive is of the form ''XCaaCa'' or ''XCaCCa'', where X can be anything. Only the final portion (after X) changes. Therefore, "initial" consonant below refers to the initial consonant in the penultimate syllable. | ||
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The infinitive can also be used with person prefixes - e.g. ''mugaaⱳa'' "my throwing". | The infinitive can also be used with person prefixes - e.g. ''mugaaⱳa'' "my throwing". | ||
Agent/patient nouns are formed with the suffix ''-ara'' with the verb in the appropriate voice and tense - e.g. ''gaaⱳara'' "thrower, that which throws, that which is throwing", ''layiiⱳa'' "that which was thrown". | |||
====Mood==== | ====Mood==== | ||