The regular verbal root arrangements follow. Most regular verbs are tri-consonantal. A capital C denotes an indeterminate consonant, in the proper root order. Lowercase consonants have their proper value. The examples given use the root k-zx-t "destroying". The present active examples would properly have personal suffixes, but those will be discussed later. The present and future forms are participles, and have a copula somewhere around them when in context. The singular imperative suffix form depends on whether the addressee is male or female.
| infinitive pres. act. sing. pres. act. plur. active participle adverb passive participle future participle imperative sing. imperative plur. | aCCïïöC CïïCuC CïCCöö CaaCöC aCeCïC CoCCat CeCêC taCCC(-aa/-ö) taCCCözxa | akzxïïöt kïïzxut- kïzxtöö- kaazxöt akezxït kozxtat kezxêt takzxt(-aa/-ö) takzxtözxa | to destroy I, you (sg.) destroy, he, she, it destroys we, you (pl.), they destroy destroying destructively being destroyed will be destroyed destroy! destroy! |
Most verb roots also have nominal forms, that is, a noun that is closely related to the action represented by the verb root. This can be an agent (someone who does something) or an object. The forms (using the same root as above):
| agent - masculine agent - feminine agent - abstract agent - plural object - singular object - abstract object - plural | CëCaaCna CëCïïCên CeCeeCnï CëCaaCanïn aaCeCC aaCeCiCïï aaCeCeeCïn | këzxaatna këzxïïtên kezxeetnï këzxaatanïn aakezxt aakezxitïï aakezxeetïn | the destroyer (m) the destroyer (f) a destroyer destroyers the destruction a destruction *destructions |