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* 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'' "to point at": 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''... | ||
In four basic verbs, ''-ьā-'' in the infinitive and most stems becomes ''-im-'' in the present and in the subjunctive. These are: | |||
* ''-tiāke'' (all verbs meaning "to stay", such as ''tatiāke'') — ''-timė, -tiāk, -(ɂ)atiā'' | |||
* ''vjyāke'' (to grate, grind) — ''vjimė, vjyāk, avjyā'' | |||
* ''miāke'' (to carefully look, examine) — ''mimė, miāk, amiā'' | |||
* ''skliāke'' (to store, spare) — ''sklimė, skliāk, askliā'' | |||
===The infinitive=== | ===The infinitive=== | ||