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===TAM inflection===
===TAM inflection===
A characteristic feature of Sjowaázh verbs is ablaut for various TAMS. These paradigms tend to be quite complex.
A characteristic feature of Sjowaázh verbs is ablaut by TAM and voice forms. These paradigms tend to be quite complex.


Most Sjowaázh lects have a fixed (large) number of regular ablaut patterns. The number of ablaut patterns, and which verb stems fall into which ablaut patterns, depends on the lect.
Most Sjowaázh lects have a fixed (large) number of regular ablaut patterns. The number of ablaut patterns, and which verb stems fall into which ablaut patterns, depends on the lect.
*Tenses: present, past
*Aspects: continuative, inceptive, conclusive, cessative, resumptive, iterative
*Moods: potential, necessitative, permissive, desiderative, imperative, optative


Example:
Example:
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*I will love you = ''lóosjheyáñ'' (li-óo-sjheyáñ)
*I will love you = ''lóosjheyáñ'' (li-óo-sjheyáñ)
*I fall in love with you (inceptive) = ''lisjhódagy''
*I fall in love with you (inceptive) = ''lisjhódagy''
There are many moods in the language:
*Potential: 'can'
*Necessitative: 'must, should'
*Desiderative: 'want to'
*Imperative/Jussive: commands
*Optative: wishes
*Permissive: 'may, is permitted to'


===Personal affixes===
===Personal affixes===
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