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==== Wati ==== In [[Wati languages]], verbs generally fall into four classes: * '''l''' class * '''β ''' class * '''n''' class * '''ng''' class<ref>{{Cite book|last=Dixon, R. M. W.|title=The Languages of Australia|date=2011|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-511-71971-4|location=Cambridge|oclc=889953941}}</ref> They are labelled by using common morphological components of verb endings in each respective class in infinitival forms. In [[Wanman language|the Wanman language]] these each correspond to '''''la'', ''ya'', ''rra'',''' and '''''wa''''' verbs respectively. {| class="wikitable" |+Example Verb Conjugations in [[Warnman]]<ref>{{Cite book |title=Warnman. Part one, Sketch grammar. |date=2003 |publisher=Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre |others=Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre. |isbn=1-875946-01-2 |location=South Hedland, W.A. |oclc=271859132}}</ref> !Class !Past !Present !Future !Imperative !Past Continuous !Habitual |- | rowspan="3" |'''LA''' | -rna | -npa/-rni | -nku | -la | -rninya |la |- |''waka-rna'' |''waka-rni'' |''waka-nku'' |''waka-la'' |''waka-rninya'' |''waka-la'' |- |speared |is spearing |will spear |spear it! |used to spear |spears |- | rowspan="3" |'''YA''' | -nya | -manyi | -ku | -β /-ya | -minya | -β /-ya |- |''wanti-nya'' |''wanti-manyi'' |''wanti-ku'' |''wanti-ya'' |''wanti-minya'' |''wanti-ya'' |- |stayed |is staying |will stay |stay! |used to stay |stays |- | rowspan="3" |'''RRA''' | -na | -npa | -nku | -rra | -ninya | -rra |- |''ya-na'' |''ya-npa'' |''ya-nku'' |''ya-rra'' |''ya-ninya'' |''ya-rra'' |- |went |is going |will go |go! |used to go |goes |- | rowspan="3" |'''WA''' | -nya | -nganyi | -ngku | -wa | -nganyinya | -wa |- |''pi-nya'' |''pi-nganyi'' |''pi-ngku'' |''pi-wa'' |''pi-nganyinya'' |''pi-wa'' |- |hit |is hitting |will hit |hit it! |used to hit |hits |} See also a similar table of verb classes and conjugations in Pitjantjatjara, a [[Wati language]] wherein the correlating verb classes are presented below also by their imperative verbal endings '''-la, -β , -ra''' and '''-wa''' respectively {| class="wikitable" |+ Example Verb Conjugations in [[Pitjantjatjara dialect|Pitjantjatjara]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Eckert |first=Paul |title=Wangka wirΜ²u: a handbook for the Pitjantjatjara language learner |date=1988 |publisher=University of South Australia /South Australian College of Advanced Education |others=Hudson, Joyce., South Australian College of Advanced Education. Aboriginal Studies and Teacher Education Centre, Summer Institute of Linguistics. |isbn=0-86803-230-1 |location=Underdale, S. Aust. |oclc=27569554}}</ref> !Class !Past !Present !Future !Imperative !Past Continuous !Habitual |- | rowspan="3" |'''LA''' | -nu | -ni | -lku | -la | -ningi | -lpai |- |''kati-nu'' |''kati-ni'' |''kati-leu'' |''kati-la'' |''kati-ningi'' |''kati-lpai'' |- |took |is taking |will take |take it! |used to take |takes |- | rowspan="3" |'''<big>β </big>''' | -ngu | -nyi | -ku | -β | -ngi | -pai |- |''tawa-ngu'' |''tawa-nyi'' |''tawa-ku'' |''tawa-'''β ''''' |''tawa-ngi'' |''tawa-pai'' |- |dug |is digging |will dig |dig! |used to dig |digs |- | rowspan="3" |'''RA''' | -nu | -nangi | -nkuku | -ra | -nangi | -nkupai |- |''a-nu'' |''a-nangi'' |''a-nkuku'' |a-ra |''a-nangi'' |''a-nkupai'' |- |went |is going |will go |go! |used to go |goes |- | rowspan="3" |'''WA''' | -ngu | -nganyi | -nguku | -wa | -ngangi | -ngkupai |- |''pu-ngu'' |''pu-nganyi'' |''pu-nguku'' |''pu-wa'' |''pu-ngangi'' |''pu-ngkupai'' |- |hit |is hitting |will hit |hit it! |used to hit |hits |}
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