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AI: ANIMATE INTRANSITIVE Conjugation of the verb to use Independent Indicative Singular Plural Present Nd'awaka I use - 8da Nd'awakaw I don't use Nd'awakabna We use (exclusive - specific to group) - 8da Nd'awakapbna We don't use (exclusive) The inclusive form is only shown here, but can be used with all conjugations listed. Simply using second person pronoun "k-" with the first person plural suffix of a given form. Kd'awakabna We use (inclusive - us and them) - 8da Kd'awakapbna We don't use (inclusive) Kd'awaka You use - 8da Kd'awakaw You don't use Kd'awakaba you (plural) use - 8da Kd'awakapba you (plural) don't use Wd'awaka he/she use - 8da Wd'awakawi he/she doesn't use Wd'awakak They use - 8da Wd'awakawiak They don't use Present Perfect Kizi Nd'awaka I have used - 8da kizi Nd'awakaw I haven't used Kizi Nd'awakabna We have used - 8da kizi Nd'awakapbna We haven't used Kizi Kd'awaka You have used - 8da kizi Kd'awakaw You haven't used Kizi Kd'awakaba you (plural) have used - 8da kizi Kd'awakapba you (plural) haven't used Kizi Wd'awaka he/she has used - 8da kizi Wd'awakawi he/she hasn't used Kizi Wd'awakak They have used - 8da kizi Wd'awakawiak They haven't used Past Nd'awakab I used - 8da Nd'awakab I didn't use Nd'awakabnop We used - 8da Nd'awakapbnop We didn't use Kd'awakab You used - 8da Kd'awakab You didn't use Kd'awakab8p you (plural) used - 8da Kd'awakapb8p you (plural) didn't use Wd'awakab he/she used - 8da Wd'awakawib he/she didn't use Wd'awakabanik They used - 8da Wd'awakawibanik They didn't use Past Perfect/Pluperfect Kizi Nd'awakab I have used - 8da kizi Nd'awakab I haven't used Kizi Nd'awakabnop We have used - 8da kizi Nd'awakapbnop We haven't used Kizi Kd'awakab You have used - 8da kizi Kd'awakab You haven't used Kizi Kd'awakab8p you (plural) have used - 8da kizi Kd'awakapb8p you (plural) haven't used Kizi Wd'awakab he/she have used - 8da kizi Wd'awakawib he/she haven't used Kizi Wd'awakabanik They have used - 8da kizi Wd'awakawibanik They haven't used Future Nd'awakaji I will use - Ndaba Nd'awakaw I will not use Nd'awakabnaji We will use - Ndaba Nd'awakapbna We will not use Kd'awakaji You will use - Ndaba Kd'awakaw You will not use Kd'awakabaji you (plural) will use - Ndaba Kd'awakapba you (plural) will not use Wd'awakaji he/she will use - Ndaba Wd'awakawi he/she will not use Wd'awakakji They will use - Ndaba Wd'awakawiak They will not use Future Perfect/Second Future Kizi Nd'awakaji I will have used - Asmaji Nd'awakaw I will not have used Kizi Nd'awakabnaji We will have used - Asmaji Nd'awakapbna We will not have used Kizi Kd'awakaji You will have used - Asmaji Kd'awakaw You will not have used Kizi Kd'awakabaji you (plural) will have used - Asmaji Kd'awakapba you (plural) will not have used Kizi Wd'awakaji he/she will have used - Asmaji Wd'awakawi he/she will not have used Kizi Wd'awakakji They will have used - Asmaji Wd'awakawiak They will not have used Conjunct Indicative For "that" or "who" statements. Singular Plural Present awakaa I use - 8da awakaa I don't use awakaag we use - 8da awakaag we don't use awakaan you use - 8da awakaan you don't use awakaagw you all use - 8da awakaagw you all don't use awakad / awakalid he/she use - 8da awakad / awakalid he/she doesn't use awaka(LV)dit they use - 8da awaka(LV)dit they don't use Present Perfect kizi awakaa I have used - kizi awakaa I haven't used kizi awakaag we have used - kizi awakaag we haven't used kizi awakaan you have used - kizi awakaan you haven't used kizi awakaagw you (plural) have used - kizi awakaagw you (plural) haven't used kizi awakak he/she has used - kizi awakak he/she hasn't used kizi awaka(LV)dit they have used - kizi awaka(LV)dit they haven't used Past awaka(LV)za I used - awaka(LV)za I didn't use awakaakza we used - awakaakza we didn't use awakaaza you used - awakaaza you didn't use awakaakwza you (plural) used - awakaakwza you (plural) didn't use awakakeza he/she used - awakakeza he/she didn't used awaka(LV)diza they used - awaka(LV)diza they didn't used Past Perfect/Pluperfect kizi awaka(LV)za I have used - kizi awaka(LV)za I haven't used kizi awakaakza We have used - kizi awakaakza We haven't used kizi awakaaza you have used - kizi awakaaza you haven't used kizi awakaakwza you (plural) have used - kizi awakaakwza you (plural) haven't used kizi awakakeza he/she have used - kizi awakakeza he/she hasn't used kizi awaka(LV)diza they have used - kizi awaka(LV)diza they haven't used Future awakaaji I will use - awakaaji I won't use awakaagji we will use - awakaagji we won't use awakaanji you will use - awakaanji you won't use awakaagwji you (plural) will use - awakaagwji you (plural) won't use awakakji he/she will use - awakakji he/she won't use awaka(LV)diji they will use - awaka(LV)diji they won't use Future Perfect/Second Future kiziji awakaa I will have used - kiziji awakaa I won't have used kiziji awakaag we will have used - kiziji awakaag we won't have used kiziji awakaan you will have used - kiziji awakaan you won't have used kiziji awakaagw you (plural) will have used - kiziji awakaagw you (plural) won't have used kiziji awakak he/she will have used - kiziji awakak he/she won't have used kiziji awaka(LV)dit they will have used - kiziji awaka(LV)dit they won't have used Conjunct Indicative Dubitative For asking questions. Singular Plural Present Wskebi awakaa Perhaps I use - Walma awakaa Perhaps I don't use Wskebi awakaag Perhaps we use - Walma awakaag Perhaps we don't use Wskebi awakaan Perhaps you use - Walma awakaan Perhaps you don't use Wskebi awakaagw Perhaps you (plural) use - Walma awakaagw Perhaps you (plural) don't use Wskebi awakanek Perhaps he/she use - Walma awakanek Perhaps he/she doesn't use Wskebi awaka(LV)dit Perhaps they use - Walma awaka(LV)dit Perhaps they don't use Present Perfect Wskebi kizi awakaa Perhaps I have used - Walma kizi awakaa Perhaps I haven't used Wskebi kizi awakaag Perhaps we have used - Walma kizi awakaag Perhaps we haven't used Wskebi kizi awakaan Perhaps you have used - Walma kizi awakaan Perhaps you haven't used Wskebi kizi awakaagw Perhaps you (plural) have used - Walma kizi awakaagw Perhaps you (plural) haven't used Wskebi kizi awakak Perhaps he/she has used - Walma kizi awakak Perhaps he/she hasn't used Wskebi kizi awaka(LV)dit Perhaps they have used - Walma kizi awaka(LV)dit Perhaps they haven't used Past Wskebi awaka(LV)za Perhaps I used - Walma awaka(LV)za Perhaps I didn't use Wskebi awakaakza Perhaps we used - Walma awakaakza Perhaps we didn't use Wskebi awakaaza Perhaps you used - Walma awakaaza Perhaps you didn't use Wskebi awakaakwza Perhaps you (plural) used - Walma awakaakwza Perhaps you (plural) didn't use Wskebi awakakeza Perhaps he/she used - Walma awakakeza Perhaps he/she didn't used Wskebi awaka(LV)diza Perhaps they used - Walma awaka(LV)diza Perhaps they didn't used Past Perfect/Pluperfect Wskebi kizi awaka(LV)za Perhaps I have used - Walma kizi awaka(LV)za Perhaps I haven't used Wskebi kizi awakaakza We have used - Walma kizi awakaakza We haven't used Wskebi kizi awakaaza Perhaps you have used - Walma kizi awakaaza Perhaps you haven't used Wskebi kizi awakaakwza Perhaps you (plural) have used - Walma kizi awakaakwza Perhaps you (plural) haven't used Wskebi kizi awakakeza Perhaps he/she have used - Walma kizi awakakeza Perhaps he/she hasn't used Wskebi kizi awaka(LV)diza Perhaps they have used - Walma kizi awaka(LV)diza Perhaps they haven't used Future Wskebiji awakaa Perhaps I will use - Walmaji awakaa Perhaps I won't use Wskebiji awakaag Perhaps we will use - Walmaji awakaag Perhaps we won't use Wskebiji awakaan Perhaps you will use - Walmaji awakaan Perhaps you won't use Wskebiji awakaagw Perhaps you (plural) will use - Walmaji awakaagw Perhaps you (plural) won't use Wskebiji awakak Perhaps he/she will use - Walmaji awakak Perhaps he/she won't use Wskebiji awaka(LV)dit Perhaps they will use - Walmaji awaka(LV)dit Perhaps they won't use Future Perfect/Second Future Wskebiji kizi awakaa Perhaps I will have used - Walmaji kizi awakaa Perhaps I won't have used Wskebiji kizi awakaag Perhaps we will have used - Walmaji kizi awakaag Perhaps we won't have used Wskebiji kizi awakaan Perhaps you will have used - Walmaji kizi awakaan Perhaps you won't have used Wskebiji kizi awakaagw Perhaps you (plural) will have used - Walmaji kizi awakaagw Perhaps you (plural) won't have used Wskebiji kizi awakak Perhaps he/she will have used - Walmaji kizi awakak Perhaps he/she won't have used Wskebiji kizi awaka(LV)dit Perhaps they will have used - Walmaji kizi awaka(LV)dit Perhaps they won't have used *(LV) means to repeat the vowel preceeding the suffix. example: "lossa(LV)dit = lossaadit"

Imperative Mood Commands Present - awakada Let us use - Akwi awakada Don't let us use awaka You use - Akwi awaka You don't use awakagw Let you (plural) use - Akwi awakagw Don't let you (plural) use awakaj Let him/her use - Akwi awakakij Don't let him/her use awakadij Let them use - Akwi awakadikij Don't let them use

Independent Subordinative (Subjunctive Mood) Singular Plural Present Nd'awakan That I may use - 8da Nd'awakawen That I may not use Nd'awakanana That we may use - 8da Nd'awakawnana That we may not use Kd'awakan That you may use - 8da Kd'awakawen That you may not use Kd'awakan8 That you (plural) may use - 8da Kd'awakawn8 That you (plural) may not use Wd'awakan That he/she may use - 8da Wd'awakawen That he/she may not use Wd'awakan8 That they may use - 8da Wd'awakawn8 That they may not use Present Perfect Kizi Nd'awakan That I may have used - 8da kizi Nd'awakawen That I may not have used Kizi Nd'awakanana That we may have used - 8da kizi Nd'awakawnana That we may not have used Kizi Kd'awakan That you may have used - 8da kizi Kd'awakawen That you may not have used Kizi Kd'awakan8 That you (plural) may have used - 8da kizi Kd'awakawn8 That you (plural) may not have used Kizi Wd'awakan that he/she may have used - 8da kizi Wd'awakawen that he/she may not have used Kizi Wd'awakan8 That they may have used - 8da kizi Wd'awakawn8 That they may not have used Past Nd'awakanaza That I might have used - 8da Nd'awakawnaza That I might not have used Nd'awakananossa That we might have used - 8da Nd'awakanan8ssa That we might not have used Kd'awakanaza That you might have used - 8da Kd'awakawnaza That you might not have used Kd'awakan8ssa That you (plural) might have used - 8da Kd'awakawn8ssa That you (plural) might not have used Wd'awakanaza That he/she might have used - 8da Wd'awakawnaza That he/she might not have used Wd'awakan8ssa That they might have used - 8da Wd'awakawn8ssa That they might not have used Past Perfect/Pluperfect Kizi Nd'awakanaza That I might have used - Asma Nd'awakawnaza That I might not have used Kizi Nd'awakananossa That we might have used - Asma Nd'awakawnan8ssa That we might not have used Kizi Kd'awakanaza That you might have used - Asma Kd'awakawnaza That you might not have used Kizi Kd'awakan8ssa That you (plural) might have used - Asma Kd'awakawn8ssa That you (plural) might not have used Kizi Wd'awakanaza That he/she might have used - Asma Wd'awakawnaza That he/she might not have used Kizi Wd'awakan8ssa That they might have used - Asma Wd'awakaw8ssa That they might not have used Future Chaga Nd'awakan If I were to use - Ndaba chaga Nd'awakawen If I were not to use Chaga Nd'awakanana If we were to use - Ndaba chaga Nd'awakawnana If we were not to use Chaga Kd'awakan If you were to use - Ndaba chaga Kd'awakawen If you were not to use Chaga Kd'awakan8 If you (plural) were to use - Ndaba chaga Kd'awakawn8 If you (plural) were not to use Chaga Wd'awakan If he/she were to use - Ndaba chaga Wd'awakawen If he/she were not to use Chaga Wd'awakan8 If they were to use - Ndaba chaga Wd'awakawn8 If they were not to use Future Perfect/Second Future Chaga kizi Nd'awakan If I were to have used - Asmaji kizi chaga Nd'awakawen If I were not to have used Chaga kizi Nd'awakanana If we were to have used - Asmaji kizi chaga Nd'awakawnana If we were not to have used Chaga kizi Kd'awakan If you were to have used - Asmaji kizi chaga Kd'awakawen If you were not to have used Chaga kizi Kd'awakan8 If you (plural) were to have used - Asmaji kizi chaga Kd'awakawn8 If you (plural) were not to have used Chaga kizi Wd'awakan If he/she were to have used - Asmaji kizi chaga Wd'awakawen If he/she were not to have used Chaga kizi Wd'awakan8 If they were to have used - Asmaji kizi chaga Wd'awakawn8 If they were not to have used

Conjunct Subordinative / Dubitative Subjunctive Mood Singular Plural Present Wskebiba awakan8na Perhaps if I may use - Walmaba awakan8na Perhaps if I may not use Wskebiba awakanaga Perhaps if we may use - Walmaba awakanaga Perhaps if we may not use Wskebiba awakanana Perhaps if you may use - Walmaba awakanana Perhaps if you may not use Wskebiba awakangwa Perhaps if you (plural) may use - Walmaba awakangwa Perhaps if you (plural) may not use Wskebiba awakanega Perhaps if he/she may use - Walmaba awakanega Perhaps if he/she may not use Wskebiba awakanoodida Perhaps if they may use - Walmaba awakanoodida Perhaps if they may not use Present Perfect Wskebiba kizi awakan8na Perhaps if I may have used - Walmaba kizi awakan8na Perhaps if I may not have used Wskebiba kizi awakanaga Perhaps if we may have used - Walmaba kizi awakanaga Perhaps if we may not have used Wskebiba kizi awakanana Perhaps if you may have used - Walmaba kizi awakanana Perhaps if you may not have used Wskebiba kizi awakangwa Perhaps if you (plural) may have used - Walmaba kizi awakangwa Perhaps if you (plural) may not have used Wskebiba kizi awakanega Perhaps if he/she may have used - Walmaba kizi awakanega Perhaps if he/she may not have used Wskebiba kizi awakanoodida Perhaps if they may have used - Walmaba kizi awakanoodida Perhaps if they may not have used Past Wskebiba awakan8sh8na Perhaps if I might have used - Walmaba awakan8sh8na Perhaps if I might not have used Wskebiba awakanageshana Perhaps if we might have used - Walmaba awakanageshana Perhaps if we might not have used Wskebiba awakanasahana Perhaps if you might have used - Walmaba awakanasahana Perhaps if you might not have used Wskebiba awakanagweshana Perhaps if you (plural) might have used - Walmaba awakanagweshana Perhaps if you (plural) might not have used Wskebiba awakanegeshana Perhaps if he/she might have used - Walmaba awakanegeshana Perhaps if he/she might not have used Wskebiba awakanoodishana Perhaps if they might have used - Walmaba awakanoodishana Perhaps if they might not have used Past Perfect/Pluperfect Wskebiba kizi awakan8sh8na Perhaps if I might have used - Walmaba kizi awakan8sh8na Perhaps if I might not have used Wskebiba kizi awakanageshana Perhaps if we might have used - Walmaba kizi awakanageshana Perhaps if we might not have used Wskebiba kizi awakanashana Perhaps if you might have used - Walmaba kizi awakanashana Perhaps if you might not have used Wskebiba kizi awakanagweshana Perhaps if you (plural) might have used - Walmaba kizi awakanagweshana Perhaps if you (plural) might not have used Wskebiba kizi awakanegeshana Perhaps if he/she might have used - Walmaba kizi awakanegeshana Perhaps if he/she might not have used Wskebiba kizi awakanoodishana Perhaps if they might have used - Walmaba kizi awakanoodishana Perhaps if they might not have used Future Wskebiba chaga awakan8sh8na Perhaps if I were to use - Walmaba chaga awakan8sh8na Perhaps if I were not to use Wskebiba chaga awakanageshana Perhaps if we were to use - Walmaba chaga awakanageshana Perhaps if we were not to use Wskebiba chaga awakanashana Perhaps if you were to use - Walmaba chaga awakanashana Perhaps if you were not to use Wskebiba chaga awakanagweshana Perhaps if you (plural) were to use - Walmaba chaga awakanagweshana Perhaps if you (plural) were not to use Wskebiba chaga awakanegeshana Perhaps if he/she were to use - Walmaba chaga awakanegeshana Perhaps if he/she were not to use Wskebiba chaga awakanoodishana Perhaps if they were to use - Walmaba chaga awakanoodishana Perhaps if they were not to use Future Perfect/Second Future Wskebiba chaga kizi awakan8sh8na Perhaps if I were to have used - Walmaba kizi chaga awakan8sh8na Perhaps if I were not to have used Wskebiba chaga kizi awakanageshana Perhaps if we were to have used - Walmaba kizi chaga awakanageshana Perhaps if we were not to have used Wskebiba chaga kizi awakanashana Perhaps if you were to have used - Walmaba kizi chaga awakanashana Perhaps if you were not to have used Wskebiba chaga kizi awakanagweshana Perhaps if you (plural) were to have used - Walmaba kizi chaga awakanagweshana Perhaps if you (plural) were not to have used Wskebiba chaga kizi awakanegeshana Perhaps if he/she were to have used - Walmaba kizi chaga awakanegeshana Perhaps if he/she were not to have used Wskebiba chaga kizi awakanoodishana Perhaps if they were to have used - Walmaba kizi chaga awakanoodishana Perhaps if they were not to have used

Conditional Mood Infinite Present Nd'awakaba I should use - Ndaaba Nd'awakaw I should not use Nd'awakabnaba We should use - Ndaaba Nd'awakapbna We should not use Kd'awakaba You should use - Ndaaba Kd'awakaw You should not use Kd'awakababa you (plural) should use - Ndaaba Kd'awakapba you (plural) should not use Wd'awakaba he/she should use - Ndaaba Wd'awakawi he/she should not use Wd'awakakba They should use - Ndaaba Wd'awakawiak They should not use Past Nd'awakaopba I should have used - Ndaaba Nd'awakab I should not have used Nd'awakabnaba We should have used - Ndaaba Nd'awakapbnop We should not have used Kd'awakaopba You should have used - Ndaaba Kd'awakab You should not have used Kd'awakab8ba you (plural) should have used - Ndaaba Kd'awakapb8p you (plural) should not have used Wd'awakaopba he/she should have used - Ndaaba Wd'awakawib he/she should not have used Wd'awakabanikba They should have used - Ndaaba Wd'awakawibanik They should not have used

Conditional Mood Finite Present Nd'awakanba I should use - Ndaaba Nd'awakawen I should not use Nd'awakananaba We should use - Ndaaba Nd'awakawnana We should not use Kd'awakanba You should use - Ndaaba Kd'awakawen You should not use Kd'awakan8ba you (plural) should use - Ndaaba Kd'awakawn8 you (plural) should not use Wd'awakanba he/she should use - Ndaaba Wd'awakawen he/she should not use Wd'awakan8ba They should use - Ndaaba Wd'awakawn8 They should not use Past Nd'awakanabba I should have used - Ndaaba Nd'awakawenab I should not have used Nd'awakanan8bba We should have used - Ndaaba Nd'awakawnanop We should not have used Kd'awakanabba You should have used - Ndaaba Kd'awakawenap You should not have used Kd'awakan8bba you (plural) should have used - Ndaaba Kd'awakawn8p you (plural) should not have used Wd'awakanabba he/she should have used - Ndaaba Wd'awakawenap he/she should not have used Wd'awakan8bba They should have used - Ndaaba Wd'awakawn8p They should not have used

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