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=====How to conjugate -KUN=====
=====How to conjugate -KUN=====
* Regular strong verbs and -N verbs append -kún.
: enjí → enjikún
: ten → tenkún
* Regular weak verbs delete the final vowel and append -kún.
** Note that plosives become [ʔ] before another plosive, and that high vowels are lowered before [ʔ]. This can cause lowering of the vowel in the stem.
: damá → damkún
: riká → rikkún [rɛˈqun]
* -SA and -RA verbs delete the final -CV and append -qún.
: kosá → koqún
: exí → eqún
: kurú → kuqún
* -LA verbs delete the final -CV, apply W ablaut to the remaining vowel, and append kún.
: ralí → rokún
* -FA verbs delete the final -CV, apply W ablaut to the remaining vowel, and append -qún.
: safá → soqún
* -S, -R, and t-, k-, or p-final -T verbs delete the final -C, and append -qún.
: herúx → heruqún
: sarás → saraqún
: gir → giqún
: enák → enaqún
* -H verbs and -ē final -T verbs shorten the final vowel and append qún.
: oxâ → oxaqún
: pē → peqún
: xō → xoqún
* -AW verbs delete the final -aw and append -okún.
: aw → okún
: haw → hokún
* -AY verbs delete the final -ay and append -ekún.
: way → wekún
See the summary table below:


====The Perfective, -W====
====The Perfective, -W====