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 ====Person + Number====
-Indicated by prefixes attached to the verb stem. The initial consonant of the verb is not lenited, despite occurring between vowels. The prefix may be dropped if the subject is clear from context.
+Indicated by prefixes attached to the verb stem. The initial consonant of the verb is not lenited, despite occurring between vowels. The prefixes may be dropped if clear from context. Object prefixes follow subject prefixes.
-*1S: ''na-'' e.g. ''namiiran'' "I was leading"
+*Subject (nominative):
-*1P: ''nawa-'' e.g. ''nawagaaⱳan'' "we are throwing"
+**1S: ''nu-'' e.g. ''numiiran'' "I was leading"
-*2S: ''ta-'' e.g. ''taħaɗɗin'' "be Hadda!"
+**1P: ''nawu-'' e.g. ''nawugaaⱳan'' "we are throwing"
-*2P: ''tawa-'' e.g. ''tawajiiron'' "you (''pl.'') might have said"
+**2S: ''tu-'' e.g. ''tuħaɗɗin'' "be Hadda!"
-*3S: ''fa-'' e.g. ''famallan'' "he/she leads"
+**2P: ''tawu-'' e.g. ''tawujiiron'' "you (''pl.'') might have said"
-*3P: ''fawa-'' e.g. ''famooran'' "they will lead"
+**3S: ''fu-'' e.g. ''fumallan'' "he/she leads"
+**3P: ''fawu-'' e.g. ''fawumooran'' "they will lead"
+*Object:
+**Replace final ''-u-'' of corresponding subject prefix with appropriate case ending - e.g. ''namiiran'' "was leading me", ''nammiiran'' "was leading towards me"
 ====Voice====