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===Verbs=== | |||
Verbs are marked for tense and mood with a particle | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||
|+Verb Particles | |||
|- | |||
! | |||
! Indicative | |||
! Imperative | |||
! Conditional | |||
|- | |||
! Present | |||
| gaŋ | |||
| rowspan="3" |qaŋ | |||
| gagaŋ | |||
|- | |||
! Past | |||
| goŋ | |||
| gogoŋ | |||
|- | |||
! Future | |||
| kam | |||
| kakam | |||
|} | |||
===The Copula=== | |||
The copula, ⟨Qe⟩''/kʷ/'' in Kawa functions both as the verb "to be" and the verb "to have". It is the only verb that conjugates differently, it conjugates as following: | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||
|+ The Copula | |||
|- | |||
! | |||
! Indicative | |||
! Imperative | |||
! Conditional | |||
|- | |||
! Present | |||
| gaŋqe | |||
| rowspan="3" |qeqe! | |||
| gaqegaŋ | |||
|- | |||
! Past | |||
| goŋqe | |||
| goqegoŋ | |||
|- | |||
! Future | |||
| kamqe | |||
| kaqekam | |||
|} | |} | ||