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==Grammar==
==Grammar==
===Verbs===
===Verbs===
Derivations that correspond to binyanim in other Semitic languages are less concatenative:
Derivations that correspond to binyanim in other Semitic languages are more concatenative:
*G-stem: xtab "wrote", yə·xtub "writes" (all persons and numbers)
*G-stem: xtab "wrote", yə·xtub "writes" (all persons and numbers)
*D-stem: kʰətʰab "dictated? took notes?", yə·kʰətʰɨb (present tense form)
*D-stem: kʰətʰab "dictated? took notes?", yə·kʰətʰɨb (present tense form)
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