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:''For a complete list of High Sowaázh verbal ablaut paradigms, see [[Sowaázh/Ablaut classes]].'' | :''For a complete list of High Sowaázh verbal ablaut paradigms, see [[Sowaázh/Ablaut classes]].'' | ||
A characteristic feature of Sowaázh verbs is stem ablaut in various TAM and voice forms. These paradigms tend to be quite complex. Most Sowaázh lects have a fixed (large) number of regular ablaut classes. The number of ablaut paradigms, and which verb stems fall into which ablaut classes, depends on the lect. High Sowaázh has 57 classes. | A characteristic feature of Sowaázh verbs is stem ablaut in various TAM and voice forms, involving stem vowel changes, consonant gradation, reduplication, and infixes. These paradigms tend to be quite complex. Most Sowaázh lects have a fixed (large) number of regular ablaut classes. The number of ablaut paradigms, and which verb stems fall into which ablaut classes, depends on the lect. High Sowaázh has 57 classes. | ||
*Tenses: present, past | *Tenses: present, past | ||