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=====Tense and Voice =====

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~~.

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, i.e. man'itá', suphitá', tā'itá', hô'itá', and pā'itá', used for formal situations.

~~{| class="bluetable lightbluebg"~~

|-

~~! Tense !! Formal !! Informal~~

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~~| Mythological Past || manitá~~'~~|| nitá~~'

|-

~~| Distal Past ||~~ suphitá' ~~|| shitá'~~

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~~| Past ||~~ tā'itá'~~|| titá'~~

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~~| Recent Morning Past ||~~ hô'itá'~~|| hitá'~~

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~~| Present || itá'|| tá'~~

|-

~~| Future ||~~ pā'itá'~~|| pitá'~~

|}

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 is in any of the non-Neutral voices, it must be retained in the discourse.

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 =====Tense and Voice =====
-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.
+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, i.e. man'itá', suphitá', tā'itá',  hô'itá', and pā'itá',  used for formal situations.
-{| class="bluetable lightbluebg"
-|-
-! Tense !! Formal !! Informal
-|-
-| Mythological Past || manitá'|| nitá'
-|-
-| Distal Past || suphitá' || shitá'
-|-
-| Past || tā'itá'|| titá'
-|-
-| Recent Morning Past || hô'itá'|| hitá'
-|-
-| Present || itá'|| tá'
-|-
-| Future || pā'itá'|| pitá'
-|}
 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 is in any of the non-Neutral voices, it must be retained in the discourse.