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 ====Tense====
-Tense marking is indicated by an auxiliary verb, formed by adding a prefix to the copular verb ''itá'' /ɪ'taʔ/. The tenses encode formality, which are listed in the following table:
+Tense marking is indicated by an auxiliary verb, formed by adding a prefix to the copular verb ''itá'' /ɪ'taʔ/. The tense affixes in the Neutral voice encode formality, with the long forms used for formal situations.
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-In a clause chain, the tense marking auxiliary may be dropped after the first clause from the entire discourse.  All clauses following the initial clause take the tense of its auxiliary; if the auxiliary is mentioned again, it usually is done to indicate a tense shift.  However, if the auxiliary carries voice markers (see below), it must be retained in the discourse.
+In a clause chain, the auxiliary for the Neutral voice may be dropped after the first clause from the entire discourse.  All clauses following the initial clause take the dropped auxiliary's tense; if the auxiliary is mentioned again, it usually is done to indicate a tense shift.  However, if the auxiliary carries voice markers (see below), it must be retained in the discourse.
 ====Voice====