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In Saxuma, evidentiality can be expressed through verbal prefixes. Their morphology is much simpler than the various ending forms, and act with no regard to the verb class of the stem. | In Saxuma, evidentiality can be expressed through verbal prefixes. Their morphology is much simpler than the various ending forms, and act with no regard to the verb class of the stem. | ||
* '''Unmarked''' evidentiality indicates something that the speaker feels they can reasonably report as true, with no particular implication one way or another. | * '''Unmarked''' evidentiality indicates something that the speaker feels they can reasonably report as true, with no particular implication one way or another. It is also used for stating things considered to be general truths or common sense. | ||
* '''Inferential''' information that seems to be the case based on some evidence, but which the speaker is not necessarily certain of, is expressed by the prefix ''kan-'' on all verbs. | * '''Inferential''' information that seems to be the case based on some evidence, but which the speaker is not necessarily certain of, is expressed by the prefix ''kan-'' on all verbs. | ||
*: torá → kantorá | *: torá → kantorá | ||