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===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||
Kukʉp verbs don't use indicative mood (past, present, or future tense). Instead, those details are determined through context. | Kukʉp verbs don't use indicative mood (past, present, or future tense). Instead, those details are determined through context. | ||
* Perfect aspect -- uses the word ''''reɾetʉ'''' before the main verb -- ''"have studied"'' or reɾetʉ | * Perfect aspect -- uses the word ''''reɾetʉ'''' before the main verb -- ''"have studied"'' or reɾetʉ betʉb | ||
* Progressive aspect -- uses the word '''' | * Progressive aspect -- uses the word ''''tib'''' before the main verb -- ''"am studying"'' or tib betʉb | ||
* Imperative -- uses the word '''' ni' '''' before the main verb -- ''"study!" (as a command)'' or ni' | * Imperative -- uses the word '''' ni' '''' before the main verb -- ''"study!" (as a command)'' or ni' betʉb | ||
* Negation -- adds the suffix '''-(ʉ)ho''' /-(ʉ)hɒ/ to the verb -- ''"do not study"'' or | * Negation -- adds the suffix '''-(ʉ)ho''' /-(ʉ)hɒ/ to the verb -- ''"do not study"'' or betʉbʉho | ||
**Tense affixes come between the root verb and the progressive affix | **Tense affixes come between the root verb and the progressive affix | ||
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