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**The verbal noun is formed with the suffix ''-ashu'' (''f.'') | **The verbal noun is formed with the suffix ''-ashu'' (''f.'') | ||
*Inchoative: ''-oow-'' - e.g. ''casoowi'' "to become red" | *Inchoative: ''-oow-'' - e.g. ''casoowi'' "to become red" | ||
Verbs may also be derived by prefixes, but this is non-productive. If the prefix begins in a vowel, the verb follows the prefix conjugation. Otherwise, it follows the suffix conjugation. | Verbs may also be derived by prefixes, but this is non-productive. If the prefix begins in a vowel, the verb follows the prefix conjugation. Otherwise, it follows the suffix conjugation. The common prefixes are inchoative ''a-'', middle ''t-'', mediopassive ''m-'', and causative ''s-''. | ||
:e.g. ''le'' "to have" → ''alli'' "to obtain" | :e.g. ''le'' "to have" → ''alli'' "to obtain" | ||
::''addhi'' "to say" → ''taddhi'' "to think" | ::''addhi'' "to say" → ''taddhi'' "to think" | ||
Verbs can also be derived by reduplication, forming intensives. | |||
:e.g. ''jhiri'' "to cut" → ''jhirjhiri'' "to cut in small pieces" | |||
====Non-finite Forms==== | ====Non-finite Forms==== | ||