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The verb paradigm is Hantza is almost exclusively prefixing (the exceptions being the mediopassive and evidentiality). These prefixes come in a strict order.
The verb paradigm is Hantza is almost exclusively prefixing (the exceptions being the mediopassive and evidentiality). These prefixes come in a strict order.


Hantza verbs exhibit [[w:Polypersonal agreement|polypersonal agreement]], as such they are conjugated for subject, direct object and indirect object. As a result Hantza is [[w:Pro-drop language|pro-drop language]]. The grammatical persons available are given below:
Hantza verbs exhibit [[w:Polypersonal agreement|polypersonal agreement]], as such they are conjugated for subject, direct object and indirect object. As a result Hantza is [[w:Pro-drop language|pro-drop language]]. Only the persons that used with animate nouns distinguish plural from singular.
*First person singular
*First person plural
*Second person singular
*Second person plural
*Third person animate singular
*Third person animate plural
*Third person inanimate
*Fourth person (AKA obviative)
*Indefinite
*Reflexive
*Reciprocal
Note that only the persons that used with animate nouns distinguish plural from singular.


Grammatical tense is not a significant category in Hantza verbs (though there is an overt morphological future/non-future distinction). Verbs are instead aspect and mood heavy. This conflation of tense, aspect and mood is termed "mode" in Hantza; there are thirteen such modes.
Grammatical tense is not a significant category in Hantza verbs (though there is an overt morphological future/non-future distinction). Verbs are instead aspect and mood heavy. This conflation of tense, aspect and mood is termed "mode" in Hantza; there are thirteen such modes.

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