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→To be (siḍiri), to have (haviri), and other irregular verbs
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| mimin'''enti''' || mimint || mimint'''ur''' || mimin'''end''' || memin'''iri''' | | mimin'''enti''' || mimint || mimint'''ur''' || mimin'''end''' || memin'''iri''' | ||
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The first and second person plural imperfect forms are in speech virtually always contracted to ''mimmivomu, mimmivoṭi'' {{IPA|[miŋniˈvɔmu] [miŋniˈvɔθi]}}. | The third person plural present and the first and second person plural imperfect forms are in speech virtually always contracted to ''memmirunt, mimmivomu, mimmivoṭi'' {{IPA|[ˈmɛŋnirun], [miŋniˈvɔmu], [miŋniˈvɔθi]}}. | ||
The verb ''oiri'' (to speak, say, tell) is an Atlantic innovation, suppletive as made from three Latin roots - <small>ĀIŌ, LOQUOR,</small> and <small>FOR</small>: | The verb ''oiri'' (to speak, say, tell) is an Atlantic innovation, suppletive as made from three Latin roots - <small>ĀIŌ, LOQUOR,</small> and <small>FOR</small>: | ||