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** ''lal'' – to call | ** ''lal'' – to call | ||
** ''lalal'' – to call repeatedly or habitually | ** ''lalal'' – to call repeatedly or habitually | ||
The evidential system in ''Xobchyk'' | The evidential system in ''Xobchyk'' isn’t hard, marking whether the speaker knows the information, firsthand, or has heard, was told or presumed, indirect. | ||
Lastly, ''Xobchyk'' features '''split-predicate constructions''', where the verb stem is separated into multiple components distributed across a clause. These constructions are especially common in expressions of motion, emotion, and obligation, and they often combine analytic particles with stem fragments to signal complex aspectual or modal distinctions. | Lastly, ''Xobchyk'' features '''split-predicate constructions''', where the verb stem is separated into multiple components distributed across a clause. These constructions are especially common in expressions of motion, emotion, and obligation, and they often combine analytic particles with stem fragments to signal complex aspectual or modal distinctions. | ||
The progressive is formed by doubling the first consonant. If the first consonant is already doubled, like in | The progressive is formed by doubling the first consonant. If the first consonant is already doubled, like in «шшар» “to hiss”, it doubles the consonant cluster, but with «ы» in between. So, “шшар” becomes “шшышшар”. | ||
Here’s the complete conjugation of the verb '''tal''' (to see): | Here’s the complete conjugation of the verb '''tal''' (to see): | ||