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| Present 1 || Present stem || ''é li fála'' "(s)he speaks"; ''fála!'' "speak!"; '' | | Present 1 || Present stem || ''é li fála'' "(s)he speaks"; ''fála!'' "speak!"; ''bisów fála'' "a person who speaks" || Used for present simple affirmative (which may have a habitual or stative meaning depending on the verb), adjectival present simple affirmative, and imperative affirmative. | ||
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| Present 2 || Infinitive || ''é mi falá'' "I'll speak"; ''ki mi falá'' "that I speak"; ''ná mi falá'' "I do not speak"; ''ná falá!'' "do not speak!" || Used for present prospective, present subordinate (but not adjectival), present negative and imperative negative. | | Present 2 || Infinitive || ''é mi falá'' "I'll speak"; ''ki mi falá'' "that I speak"; ''ná mi falá'' "I do not speak"; ''ná falá!'' "do not speak!" || Used for present prospective, present subordinate (but not adjectival), present negative and imperative negative. | ||