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* The '''Stative Present''' or '''Gnomic''' is used to make general statements. With stative verbs it refers to existing states (e.g. 'fire is hot') and with action verbs it refers to general truths (e.g. 'birds sing'). | * The '''Stative Present''' or '''Gnomic''' is used to make general statements. With stative verbs it refers to existing states (e.g. 'fire is hot') and with action verbs it refers to general truths (e.g. 'birds sing'). | ||
* The '''Stative Past''' | * The '''Stative Past''' | ||
==Derivation== | |||
Bis Burunko has a highly productive derivational system, primarily based on suffixes. | |||
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! width="75px;" | Suffix !! width="300px;" | Meaning !! width="150;" | Added To !! width="300;" | Examples | |||
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! colspan="4;" | Nouns | |||
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==Vocabulary== | ==Vocabulary== | ||