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* 'y' becomes 'u' | * 'y' becomes 'u' | ||
* consonants stay the same | * consonants stay the same | ||
Therefore, one may distinguish between aspects of a given verb based on the vowel paradigm involved. For example, the verb for 'to eat' is <i>morgan</i>, and so to say "I eat", one would either say <i>morgum</i> or <i>morgem</i>, where <i>morgum</i> translates closer to "I am eating", or refers to the ongoing action of eating, while <i>morgem</i> would refer to the complete action of eating, a distinction further covered in detail below, but which can be seen as the difference between talking about eating at a restaurant, and one's entire experience of eating at a restaurant. | |||
Such a morphism is a constant factor behind the subtle permutations of a single lexeme. | Such a morphism is a constant factor behind the subtle permutations of a single lexeme. | ||