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* '''a''', '''e''' (and long versions), and '''å''' always add '''n''', e.g. ''liėke'' "to clap", pres. exterior ''liėnu, liėni, liėnė''...; past exterior ''liėnau, liėnei, liėk''.
* '''a''', '''e''' (and long versions), and '''å''' always add '''n''', e.g. ''liėke'' "to clap", pres. exterior ''liėnu, liėni, liėnė''...; past exterior ''liėnau, liėnei, liėk''.
* All other oral vowels add '''y''' (note that '''o''' contracts with '''e''' or '''ė''' to '''oe'''), e.g. ''khlūke'' "to search, look for" (abl. stem ''khlo-''), pres. exterior ''khloyu, khloyi, khloe''...; past exterior ''khlūyau, khlūyei, khlūk''...
* All other oral vowels add '''y''' (note that '''o''' contracts with '''e''' or '''ė''' to '''oe'''), e.g. ''khlūke'' "to search, look for" (abl. stem ''khlo-''), pres. exterior ''khloyu, khloyi, khloe''...; past exterior ''khlūyau, khlūyei, khlūk''...
* Breathy-voiced vowels dissimilate to vowel + '''h''': e.g. ''švęke'' "...": pres. ext. ''švehu, švehi, švehė<ref>Written ''švęe'' in some older texts.</ref>''...; past ext. ''švehau, švehei, švęk''...
* Breathy-voiced vowels dissimilate to vowel + '''h''': e.g. ''švęke'' "to point at": pres. ext. ''švehu, švehi, švehė<ref>Written ''švęe'' in some older texts.</ref>''...; past ext. ''švehau, švehei, švęk''...


Moods apart from the indicative mainly just follow root structure, with different allomorphs depending on whether the root ends in a consonant or in a vowel.
Moods apart from the indicative mainly just follow root structure, with different allomorphs depending on whether the root ends in a consonant or in a vowel.