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==Verbs==
==Verbs==
The verbal complex consists of at least one verb and a number of particles which indicate tense, aspect, mood, evidentiality and the speaker's opinion. The general formula for the verb complex is:
* Evidentiality
* Tense/aspect I
* Verb root(s)
* Tense/aspect II
* Mood
* Speaker's opinion
===Evidentiality===
There are three evidential particles: ''akai'' (inferential), ''namai'' (belief; the word is identical to the word for "think") and ''palai'' (hearsay).
{{Gloss
| phrase = Ku naik jêtte mapot era. Te <font color="green">akai</font> ne saiku ku.
| IPA = /kɯ́ nɯ́k ɟ͡ʝèt͡ɕe mápɐt ǽɾɐ. t͡ɕé ákɨ ɲé sɔ́ɨ̯kʊ kɯ́/
| gloss = NEG 1SG.OBJ bike find can / 3SG.OBJ INFER TEL steal PST
| translation = I can't find my bike. It <font color="green">must</font> have been stolen.
}}
{{Gloss
| phrase = Mura tod kai <font color="green">namai</font> molas.
| IPA = /mɯ́ɾɐ tʰʌ̀ kʰáɨ̯ námɨ mʌ́lɐs/
| gloss = forest CL(place) 3SG.SUBJ think be
| translation = <font color="green">I think</font> he's in the forest.
}}
{{Gloss
| phrase = Rente tola ti pinokas lâm li <font color="green">palai</font> ne peste ku.
| IPA = /ræ̰̀nt͡ɕe tʰʌ́lɐ t͡ɕí p͡çɯ̰́kɐs làm ʎí pʰálɨ ɲé p͡çèɕːe kɯ́/
| gloss = monkey all PL banana 1PL.INCL.OBJ of HS TEL eat PST
| translation = <font color="green">They say</font> a monkey ate all our bananas.
}}
===Tense and aspect===
===Mood===
===Speaker's opinion===
===Compound verbs===


==Word order==
==Word order==