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| <small>direct object</small> | | <small>direct object</small> | ||
| <small>indirect object</small> | | <small>indirect object</small> | ||
| <small>deontic</small> | |||
| <small>secondary aspect</small> | |||
| <small>primary aspect</small> | | <small>primary aspect</small> | ||
| <small>copula</small> | | <small>copula</small> | ||
| '''<small>stem</small>''' | | '''<small>stem</small>''' | ||
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Despite the large number of slots, it is impossible for all ten of these slots to be occupied by a single conjugated verb and highly unusual for only one to be left vacant. | Despite the large number of slots, it is impossible for all ten of these slots to be occupied by a single conjugated verb and highly unusual for only one to be left vacant. | ||
An extreme example, where seven of the ten slots are occupied, would be the translation of the English "apparently he may not give it to you". This is provided below. | |||
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 548px; text-align:center;" | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="10" | o-po-ku/kw-IRR-FUT-give-REP-mò | |||
|- | |||
| o/w- | |||
| -po/pw- | |||
| -ku/kw- | |||
| -Ø- | |||
| -IRR- | |||
| -FUT- | |||
| -Ø- | |||
| '''-give-''' | |||
| -REP- | |||
| -mò | |||
|- | |||
| <small>1SG</small> | |||
| <small>3SG.IN</small> | |||
| <small>2SG</small> | |||
| <small>Ø</small> | |||
| <small>IRR</small> | |||
| <small>FUT</small> | |||
| <small>Ø</small> | |||
| '''<small>give</small>''' | |||
| <small>REP</small> | |||
| <small>NEG</small> | |||
|} | |||
==Person marking== | ==Person marking== |