Editing Nobiin language (section)

===Verbs===
Verbal morphology in Nobiin is subject to numerous [[Morphophonology|morphophonological]] processes, including syllable contraction, vowel [[elision]], and [[Assimilation (linguistics)|assimilation]] of all sorts and directions. A distinction needs to be made between the verbal base and the morphemes that follow. The majority of verbal bases in Nobiin end in a consonant (e.g. {{lang|fia|nèèr-}} 'sleep', {{lang|fia|kàb-}} 'eat', {{lang|fia|tíg-}} 'follow', {{lang|fia|fìyyí-}} 'lie'); notable exceptions are {{lang|fia|júú-}} 'go' and {{lang|fia|níí-}} 'drink'. Verbal bases are mono- or disyllabic. The verbal base carries one of three or four tonal patterns. The main verb carries person, number, tense, and aspect information.

{{interlinear|lang=fia-Latn|indent=2
|ày féjírkà sàllìr
|I morning.prayer pray:I.PRES
|'I pray the morning prayer.'}}

Only rarely do verbal bases occur without appended morphemes. One such case is the use of the verb {{lang|fia|júú-}} 'go' in a [[Serial verb construction|serial verb]]-like construction.

{{interlinear|lang=fia-Latn|indent=2
|áríj wèèkà fà <u>júú</u> jáánìr
|meat one:OB FUT <u>go</u> buy:I.PRES
|'I'm going to buy a piece of meat.'}}