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*: exí → kanexí | *: exí → kanexí | ||
*: gir → kangír | *: gir → kangír | ||
* '''Hearsay''', information that the speaker has learned from another person but which they do not necessarily personally vouch for, is expressed by the prefix ''la-'' before r-initial verbs, ''lex-'' before other consonant-initial verbs, and ''lar-'' before vowel-initial verbs. | * '''Hearsay''', information that the speaker has learned from another person but which they do not necessarily personally vouch for, is expressed by the prefix ''la-'' before r- and l-initial verbs, ''lex-'' before other consonant-initial verbs, and ''lar-'' before vowel-initial verbs. | ||
*: torá → lextorá | *: torá → lextorá | ||
*: ryu → laryú | *: ryu → laryú | ||
*: lesó → lalesó | |||
*: uzá → laruzá | *: uzá → laruzá | ||
* '''Definitive''' information that the speaker wants to emphasize that they know for certain to be factual is expressed with the prefix ''tom-'' on verbs beginning with consonants, ''tam-'' on verbs beginning with round vowels, and ''tamw-'' on verbs beginning with other vowels. | * '''Definitive''' information that the speaker wants to emphasize that they know for certain to be factual is expressed with the prefix ''tom-'' on verbs beginning with consonants, ''tam-'' on verbs beginning with round vowels, and ''tamw-'' on verbs beginning with other vowels. | ||