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**The verbal noun is formed with the suffix ''-ashu'' (''f.'') | **The verbal noun is formed with the suffix ''-ashu'' (''f.'') | ||
*Inchoative: ''-oow-'' - e.g. ''casoowi'' "to become red" | *Inchoative: ''-oow-'' - e.g. ''casoowi'' "to become red" | ||
Verbs may also be derived by prefixes, but | Verbs may also be derived by prefixes, but these are only marginally productive. If the prefix begins in a vowel, the verb follows the prefix conjugation. Otherwise, it follows the suffix conjugation. Prefixes include inchoative ''a-'', middle ''t-'', mediopassive ''m-'', and causative ''s-''. | ||
:e.g. ''le'' "to have" → ''alli'' "to obtain" | :e.g. ''le'' "to have" → ''alli'' "to obtain" | ||
::''addhi'' "to say" → ''taddhi'' "to think" ("to say to oneself") | ::''addhi'' "to say" → ''taddhi'' "to think" ("to say to oneself") | ||