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AI: ANIMATE INTRANSITIVE Conjugation of the verb to wait Independent Indicative Singular Plural Present Nd'skaw8 I wait - 8da Nd'skaw8w I don't wait Nd'skaw8bna We wait (exclusive - specific to group) - 8da Nd'skaw8pbna We don't wait (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'skaw8bna We wait (inclusive - us and them) - 8da Kd'skaw8pbna We don't wait (inclusive) Kd'skaw8 You wait - 8da Kd'skaw8w You don't wait Kd'skaw8ba you (plural) wait - 8da Kd'skaw8pba you (plural) don't wait Wd'skawa he/she wait - 8da Wd'skawawi he/she doesn't wait Wd'skawak They wait - 8da Wd'skawawiak They don't wait Present Perfect Kizi Nd'skaw8 I have waited - 8da kizi Nd'skaw8w I haven't waited Kizi Nd'skaw8bna We have waited - 8da kizi Nd'skaw8pbna We haven't waited Kizi Kd'skaw8 You have waited - 8da kizi Kd'skaw8w You haven't waited Kizi Kd'skaw8ba you (plural) have waited - 8da kizi Kd'skaw8pba you (plural) haven't waited Kizi Wd'skawa he/she has waited - 8da kizi Wd'skawawi he/she hasn't waited Kizi Wd'skawak They have waited - 8da kizi Wd'skawawiak They haven't waited Past Nd'skaw8b I waited - 8da Nd'skaw8b I didn't wait Nd'skaw8bnop We waited - 8da Nd'skaw8pbnop We didn't wait Kd'skaw8b You waited - 8da Kd'skaw8b You didn't wait Kd'skaw8b8p you (plural) waited - 8da Kd'skaw8pb8p you (plural) didn't wait Wd'skawab he/she waited - 8da Wd'skawawib he/she didn't wait Wd'skawabanik They waited - 8da Wd'skawawibanik They didn't wait Past Perfect/Pluperfect Kizi Nd'skaw8b I have waited - 8da kizi Nd'skaw8b I haven't waited Kizi Nd'skaw8bnop We have waited - 8da kizi Nd'skaw8pbnop We haven't waited Kizi Kd'skaw8b You have waited - 8da kizi Kd'skaw8b You haven't waited Kizi Kd'skaw8b8p you (plural) have waited - 8da kizi Kd'skaw8pb8p you (plural) haven't waited Kizi Wd'skawab he/she have waited - 8da kizi Wd'skawawib he/she haven't waited Kizi Wd'skawabanik They have waited - 8da kizi Wd'skawawibanik They haven't waited Future Nd'skaw8ji I will wait - Ndaba Nd'skaw8w I will not wait Nd'skaw8bnaji We will wait - Ndaba Nd'skaw8pbna We will not wait Kd'skaw8ji You will wait - Ndaba Kd'skaw8w You will not wait Kd'skaw8baji you (plural) will wait - Ndaba Kd'skaw8pba you (plural) will not wait Wd'skawaji he/she will wait - Ndaba Wd'skawawi he/she will not wait Wd'skawakji They will wait - Ndaba Wd'skawawiak They will not wait Future Perfect/Second Future Kizi Nd'skaw8ji I will have waited - Asmaji Nd'skaw8w I will not have waited Kizi Nd'skaw8bnaji We will have waited - Asmaji Nd'skaw8pbna We will not have waited Kizi Kd'skaw8ji You will have waited - Asmaji Kd'skaw8w You will not have waited Kizi Kd'skaw8baji you (plural) will have waited - Asmaji Kd'skaw8pba you (plural) will not have waited Kizi Wd'skawaji he/she will have waited - Asmaji Wd'skawawi he/she will not have waited Kizi Wd'skawakji They will have waited - Asmaji Wd'skawawiak They will not have waited Conjunct Indicative For "that" or "who" statements. Singular Plural Present skaw8a I wait - 8da skaw8a I don't wait skaw8ag we wait - 8da skaw8ag we don't wait skaw8an you wait - 8da skaw8an you don't wait skaw8agw you all wait - 8da skaw8agw you all don't wait skaw8d / skaw8lid he/she wait - 8da skaw8d / skaw8lid he/she doesn't wait skaw8(LV)dit they wait - 8da skaw8(LV)dit they don't wait Present Perfect kizi skaw8a I have waited - kizi skaw8a I haven't waited kizi skaw8ag we have waited - kizi skaw8ag we haven't waited kizi skaw8an you have waited - kizi skaw8an you haven't waited kizi skaw8agw you (plural) have waited - kizi skaw8agw you (plural) haven't waited kizi skawak he/she has waited - kizi skawak he/she hasn't waited kizi skawa(LV)dit they have waited - kizi skawa(LV)dit they haven't waited Past skaw8(LV)za I waited - skaw8(LV)za I didn't wait skaw8akza we waited - skaw8akza we didn't wait skaw8aza you waited - skaw8aza you didn't wait skaw8akwza you (plural) waited - skaw8akwza you (plural) didn't wait skawakeza he/she waited - skawakeza he/she didn't waited skawa(LV)diza they waited - skawa(LV)diza they didn't waited Past Perfect/Pluperfect kizi skaw8(LV)za I have waited - kizi skaw8(LV)za I haven't waited kizi skaw8akza We have waited - kizi skaw8akza We haven't waited kizi skaw8aza you have waited - kizi skaw8aza you haven't waited kizi skaw8akwza you (plural) have waited - kizi skaw8akwza you (plural) haven't waited kizi skawakeza he/she have waited - kizi skawakeza he/she hasn't waited kizi skawa(LV)diza they have waited - kizi skawa(LV)diza they haven't waited Future skaw8aji I will wait - skaw8aji I won't wait skaw8agji we will wait - skaw8agji we won't wait skaw8anji you will wait - skaw8anji you won't wait skaw8agwji you (plural) will wait - skaw8agwji you (plural) won't wait skawakji he/she will wait - skawakji he/she won't wait skawa(LV)diji they will wait - skawa(LV)diji they won't wait Future Perfect/Second Future kiziji skaw8a I will have waited - kiziji skaw8a I won't have waited kiziji skaw8ag we will have waited - kiziji skaw8ag we won't have waited kiziji skaw8an you will have waited - kiziji skaw8an you won't have waited kiziji skaw8agw you (plural) will have waited - kiziji skaw8agw you (plural) won't have waited kiziji skawak he/she will have waited - kiziji skawak he/she won't have waited kiziji skawa(LV)dit they will have waited - kiziji skawa(LV)dit they won't have waited Conjunct Indicative Dubitative For asking questions. Singular Plural Present Wskebi skaw8a Perhaps I wait - Walma skaw8a Perhaps I don't wait Wskebi skaw8ag Perhaps we wait - Walma skaw8ag Perhaps we don't wait Wskebi skaw8an Perhaps you wait - Walma skaw8an Perhaps you don't wait Wskebi skaw8agw Perhaps you (plural) wait - Walma skaw8agw Perhaps you (plural) don't wait Wskebi skawanek Perhaps he/she wait - Walma skawanek Perhaps he/she doesn't wait Wskebi skawa(LV)dit Perhaps they wait - Walma skawa(LV)dit Perhaps they don't wait Present Perfect Wskebi kizi skaw8a Perhaps I have waited - Walma kizi skaw8a Perhaps I haven't waited Wskebi kizi skaw8ag Perhaps we have waited - Walma kizi skaw8ag Perhaps we haven't waited Wskebi kizi skaw8an Perhaps you have waited - Walma kizi skaw8an Perhaps you haven't waited Wskebi kizi skaw8agw Perhaps you (plural) have waited - Walma kizi skaw8agw Perhaps you (plural) haven't waited Wskebi kizi skawak Perhaps he/she has waited - Walma kizi skawak Perhaps he/she hasn't waited Wskebi kizi skawa(LV)dit Perhaps they have waited - Walma kizi skawa(LV)dit Perhaps they haven't waited Past Wskebi skaw8(LV)za Perhaps I waited - Walma skaw8(LV)za Perhaps I didn't wait Wskebi skaw8akza Perhaps we waited - Walma skaw8akza Perhaps we didn't wait Wskebi skaw8aza Perhaps you waited - Walma skaw8aza Perhaps you didn't wait Wskebi skaw8akwza Perhaps you (plural) waited - Walma skaw8akwza Perhaps you (plural) didn't wait Wskebi skawakeza Perhaps he/she waited - Walma skawakeza Perhaps he/she didn't waited Wskebi skawa(LV)diza Perhaps they waited - Walma skawa(LV)diza Perhaps they didn't waited Past Perfect/Pluperfect Wskebi kizi skaw8(LV)za Perhaps I have waited - Walma kizi skaw8(LV)za Perhaps I haven't waited Wskebi kizi skaw8akza We have waited - Walma kizi skaw8akza We haven't waited Wskebi kizi skaw8aza Perhaps you have waited - Walma kizi skaw8aza Perhaps you haven't waited Wskebi kizi skaw8akwza Perhaps you (plural) have waited - Walma kizi skaw8akwza Perhaps you (plural) haven't waited Wskebi kizi skawakeza Perhaps he/she have waited - Walma kizi skawakeza Perhaps he/she hasn't waited Wskebi kizi skawa(LV)diza Perhaps they have waited - Walma kizi skawa(LV)diza Perhaps they haven't waited Future Wskebiji skaw8a Perhaps I will wait - Walmaji skaw8a Perhaps I won't wait Wskebiji skaw8ag Perhaps we will wait - Walmaji skaw8ag Perhaps we won't wait Wskebiji skaw8an Perhaps you will wait - Walmaji skaw8an Perhaps you won't wait Wskebiji skaw8agw Perhaps you (plural) will wait - Walmaji skaw8agw Perhaps you (plural) won't wait Wskebiji skawak Perhaps he/she will wait - Walmaji skawak Perhaps he/she won't wait Wskebiji skawa(LV)dit Perhaps they will wait - Walmaji skawa(LV)dit Perhaps they won't wait Future Perfect/Second Future Wskebiji kizi skaw8a Perhaps I will have waited - Walmaji kizi skaw8a Perhaps I won't have waited Wskebiji kizi skaw8ag Perhaps we will have waited - Walmaji kizi skaw8ag Perhaps we won't have waited Wskebiji kizi skaw8an Perhaps you will have waited - Walmaji kizi skaw8an Perhaps you won't have waited Wskebiji kizi skaw8agw Perhaps you (plural) will have waited - Walmaji kizi skaw8agw Perhaps you (plural) won't have waited Wskebiji kizi skawak Perhaps he/she will have waited - Walmaji kizi skawak Perhaps he/she won't have waited Wskebiji kizi skawa(LV)dit Perhaps they will have waited - Walmaji kizi skawa(LV)dit Perhaps they won't have waited *(LV) means to repeat the vowel preceeding the suffix. example: "lossa(LV)dit = lossaadit"

Imperative Mood Commands Present - skaw8da Let us wait - Akwi skaw8da Don't let us wait skawa You wait - Akwi skawa You don't wait skawagw Let you (plural) wait - Akwi skawagw Don't let you (plural) wait skaw8j Let him/her wait - Akwi skaw8kij Don't let him/her wait skaw8dij Let them wait - Akwi skaw8dikij Don't let them wait

Independent Subordinative (Subjunctive Mood) Singular Plural Present Nd'skaw8n That I may wait - 8da Nd'skaw8wen That I may not wait Nd'skaw8nana That we may wait - 8da Nd'skaw8wnana That we may not wait Kd'skaw8n That you may wait - 8da Kd'skaw8wen That you may not wait Kd'skaw8n8 That you (plural) may wait - 8da Kd'skaw8wn8 That you (plural) may not wait Wd'skaw8n That he/she may wait - 8da Wd'skaw8wen That he/she may not wait Wd'skaw8n8 That they may wait - 8da Wd'skaw8wn8 That they may not wait Present Perfect Kizi Nd'skaw8n That I may have waited - 8da kizi Nd'skaw8wen That I may not have waited Kizi Nd'skaw8nana That we may have waited - 8da kizi Nd'skaw8wnana That we may not have waited Kizi Kd'skaw8n That you may have waited - 8da kizi Kd'skaw8wen That you may not have waited Kizi Kd'skaw8n8 That you (plural) may have waited - 8da kizi Kd'skaw8wn8 That you (plural) may not have waited Kizi Wd'skaw8n that he/she may have waited - 8da kizi Wd'skaw8wen that he/she may not have waited Kizi Wd'skaw8n8 That they may have waited - 8da kizi Wd'skaw8wn8 That they may not have waited Past Nd'skaw8naza That I might have waited - 8da Nd'skaw8wnaza That I might not have waited Nd'skaw8nanossa That we might have waited - 8da Nd'skaw8nan8ssa That we might not have waited Kd'skaw8naza That you might have waited - 8da Kd'skaw8wnaza That you might not have waited Kd'skaw8n8ssa That you (plural) might have waited - 8da Kd'skaw8wn8ssa That you (plural) might not have waited Wd'skaw8naza That he/she might have waited - 8da Wd'skaw8wnaza That he/she might not have waited Wd'skaw8n8ssa That they might have waited - 8da Wd'skaw8wn8ssa That they might not have waited Past Perfect/Pluperfect Kizi Nd'skaw8naza That I might have waited - Asma Nd'skaw8wnaza That I might not have waited Kizi Nd'skaw8nanossa That we might have waited - Asma Nd'skaw8wnan8ssa That we might not have waited Kizi Kd'skaw8naza That you might have waited - Asma Kd'skaw8wnaza That you might not have waited Kizi Kd'skaw8n8ssa That you (plural) might have waited - Asma Kd'skaw8wn8ssa That you (plural) might not have waited Kizi Wd'skaw8naza That he/she might have waited - Asma Wd'skaw8wnaza That he/she might not have waited Kizi Wd'skaw8n8ssa That they might have waited - Asma Wd'skaw8w8ssa That they might not have waited Future Chaga Nd'skaw8n If I were to wait - Ndaba chaga Nd'skaw8wen If I were not to wait Chaga Nd'skaw8nana If we were to wait - Ndaba chaga Nd'skaw8wnana If we were not to wait Chaga Kd'skaw8n If you were to wait - Ndaba chaga Kd'skaw8wen If you were not to wait Chaga Kd'skaw8n8 If you (plural) were to wait - Ndaba chaga Kd'skaw8wn8 If you (plural) were not to wait Chaga Wd'skaw8n If he/she were to wait - Ndaba chaga Wd'skaw8wen If he/she were not to wait Chaga Wd'skaw8n8 If they were to wait - Ndaba chaga Wd'skaw8wn8 If they were not to wait Future Perfect/Second Future Chaga kizi Nd'skaw8n If I were to have waited - Asmaji kizi chaga Nd'skaw8wen If I were not to have waited Chaga kizi Nd'skaw8nana If we were to have waited - Asmaji kizi chaga Nd'skaw8wnana If we were not to have waited Chaga kizi Kd'skaw8n If you were to have waited - Asmaji kizi chaga Kd'skaw8wen If you were not to have waited Chaga kizi Kd'skaw8n8 If you (plural) were to have waited - Asmaji kizi chaga Kd'skaw8wn8 If you (plural) were not to have waited Chaga kizi Wd'skaw8n If he/she were to have waited - Asmaji kizi chaga Wd'skaw8wen If he/she were not to have waited Chaga kizi Wd'skaw8n8 If they were to have waited - Asmaji kizi chaga Wd'skaw8wn8 If they were not to have waited

Conjunct Subordinative / Dubitative Subjunctive Mood Singular Plural Present Wskebiba skaw8n8na Perhaps if I may wait - Walmaba skaw8n8na Perhaps if I may not wait Wskebiba skaw8naga Perhaps if we may wait - Walmaba skaw8naga Perhaps if we may not wait Wskebiba skaw8nana Perhaps if you may wait - Walmaba skaw8nana Perhaps if you may not wait Wskebiba skaw8ngwa Perhaps if you (plural) may wait - Walmaba skaw8ngwa Perhaps if you (plural) may not wait Wskebiba skaw8nega Perhaps if he/she may wait - Walmaba skaw8nega Perhaps if he/she may not wait Wskebiba skaw8noodida Perhaps if they may wait - Walmaba skaw8noodida Perhaps if they may not wait Present Perfect Wskebiba kizi skaw8n8na Perhaps if I may have waited - Walmaba kizi skaw8n8na Perhaps if I may not have waited Wskebiba kizi skaw8naga Perhaps if we may have waited - Walmaba kizi skaw8naga Perhaps if we may not have waited Wskebiba kizi skaw8nana Perhaps if you may have waited - Walmaba kizi skaw8nana Perhaps if you may not have waited Wskebiba kizi skaw8ngwa Perhaps if you (plural) may have waited - Walmaba kizi skaw8ngwa Perhaps if you (plural) may not have waited Wskebiba kizi skaw8nega Perhaps if he/she may have waited - Walmaba kizi skaw8nega Perhaps if he/she may not have waited Wskebiba kizi skaw8noodida Perhaps if they may have waited - Walmaba kizi skaw8noodida Perhaps if they may not have waited Past Wskebiba skaw8n8sh8na Perhaps if I might have waited - Walmaba skaw8n8sh8na Perhaps if I might not have waited Wskebiba skaw8nageshana Perhaps if we might have waited - Walmaba skaw8nageshana Perhaps if we might not have waited Wskebiba skaw8nasahana Perhaps if you might have waited - Walmaba skaw8nasahana Perhaps if you might not have waited Wskebiba skaw8nagweshana Perhaps if you (plural) might have waited - Walmaba skaw8nagweshana Perhaps if you (plural) might not have waited Wskebiba skaw8negeshana Perhaps if he/she might have waited - Walmaba skaw8negeshana Perhaps if he/she might not have waited Wskebiba skaw8noodishana Perhaps if they might have waited - Walmaba skaw8noodishana Perhaps if they might not have waited Past Perfect/Pluperfect Wskebiba kizi skaw8n8sh8na Perhaps if I might have waited - Walmaba kizi skaw8n8sh8na Perhaps if I might not have waited Wskebiba kizi skaw8nageshana Perhaps if we might have waited - Walmaba kizi skaw8nageshana Perhaps if we might not have waited Wskebiba kizi skaw8nashana Perhaps if you might have waited - Walmaba kizi skaw8nashana Perhaps if you might not have waited Wskebiba kizi skaw8nagweshana Perhaps if you (plural) might have waited - Walmaba kizi skaw8nagweshana Perhaps if you (plural) might not have waited Wskebiba kizi skaw8negeshana Perhaps if he/she might have waited - Walmaba kizi skaw8negeshana Perhaps if he/she might not have waited Wskebiba kizi skaw8noodishana Perhaps if they might have waited - Walmaba kizi skaw8noodishana Perhaps if they might not have waited Future Wskebiba chaga skaw8n8sh8na Perhaps if I were to wait - Walmaba chaga skaw8n8sh8na Perhaps if I were not to wait Wskebiba chaga skaw8nageshana Perhaps if we were to wait - Walmaba chaga skaw8nageshana Perhaps if we were not to wait Wskebiba chaga skaw8nashana Perhaps if you were to wait - Walmaba chaga skaw8nashana Perhaps if you were not to wait Wskebiba chaga skaw8nagweshana Perhaps if you (plural) were to wait - Walmaba chaga skaw8nagweshana Perhaps if you (plural) were not to wait Wskebiba chaga skaw8negeshana Perhaps if he/she were to wait - Walmaba chaga skaw8negeshana Perhaps if he/she were not to wait Wskebiba chaga skaw8noodishana Perhaps if they were to wait - Walmaba chaga skaw8noodishana Perhaps if they were not to wait Future Perfect/Second Future Wskebiba chaga kizi skaw8n8sh8na Perhaps if I were to have waited - Walmaba kizi chaga skaw8n8sh8na Perhaps if I were not to have waited Wskebiba chaga kizi skaw8nageshana Perhaps if we were to have waited - Walmaba kizi chaga skaw8nageshana Perhaps if we were not to have waited Wskebiba chaga kizi skaw8nashana Perhaps if you were to have waited - Walmaba kizi chaga skaw8nashana Perhaps if you were not to have waited Wskebiba chaga kizi skaw8nagweshana Perhaps if you (plural) were to have waited - Walmaba kizi chaga skaw8nagweshana Perhaps if you (plural) were not to have waited Wskebiba chaga kizi skaw8negeshana Perhaps if he/she were to have waited - Walmaba kizi chaga skaw8negeshana Perhaps if he/she were not to have waited Wskebiba chaga kizi skaw8noodishana Perhaps if they were to have waited - Walmaba kizi chaga skaw8noodishana Perhaps if they were not to have waited

Conditional Mood Infinite Present Nd'skaw8ba I should wait - Ndaaba Nd'skaw8w I should not wait Nd'skaw8bnaba We should wait - Ndaaba Nd'skaw8pbna We should not wait Kd'skaw8ba You should wait - Ndaaba Kd'skaw8w You should not wait Kd'skaw8baba you (plural) should wait - Ndaaba Kd'skaw8pba you (plural) should not wait Wd'skawaba he/she should wait - Ndaaba Wd'skawawi he/she should not wait Wd'skawakba They should wait - Ndaaba Wd'skawawiak They should not wait Past Nd'skaw8opba I should have waited - Ndaaba Nd'skaw8b I should not have waited Nd'skaw8bnaba We should have waited - Ndaaba Nd'skaw8pbnop We should not have waited Kd'skaw8opba You should have waited - Ndaaba Kd'skaw8b You should not have waited Kd'skaw8b8ba you (plural) should have waited - Ndaaba Kd'skaw8pb8p you (plural) should not have waited Wd'skawaopba he/she should have waited - Ndaaba Wd'skawawib he/she should not have waited Wd'skawabanikba They should have waited - Ndaaba Wd'skawawibanik They should not have waited

Conditional Mood Finite Present Nd'skaw8nba I should wait - Ndaaba Nd'skaw8wen I should not wait Nd'skaw8nanaba We should wait - Ndaaba Nd'skaw8wnana We should not wait Kd'skaw8nba You should wait - Ndaaba Kd'skaw8wen You should not wait Kd'skaw8n8ba you (plural) should wait - Ndaaba Kd'skaw8wn8 you (plural) should not wait Wd'skawanba he/she should wait - Ndaaba Wd'skawawen he/she should not wait Wd'skawan8ba They should wait - Ndaaba Wd'skawawn8 They should not wait Past Nd'skaw8nabba I should have waited - Ndaaba Nd'skaw8wenab I should not have waited Nd'skaw8nan8bba We should have waited - Ndaaba Nd'skaw8wnanop We should not have waited Kd'skaw8nabba You should have waited - Ndaaba Kd'skaw8wenap You should not have waited Kd'skaw8n8bba you (plural) should have waited - Ndaaba Kd'skaw8wn8p you (plural) should not have waited Wd'skawanabba he/she should have waited - Ndaaba Wd'skawawenap he/she should not have waited Wd'skawan8bba They should have waited - Ndaaba Wd'skawawn8p They should not have waited

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