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''See main article: [[Kjaxono verbs]]''

Verbs are the most complex part of speech in Kjaxono. It is by far the most difficult aspect of Kjaxono for new speakers of the language to learn, due its system-wide irregularity and general difficulty. Oftentimes, conjugation can encode all of the information needed to parse a sentence. The verbal system of Kjaxono ~~consists of 5 different conjugations, which are called~~ ''scales'' ~~by most linguists~~. The ~~final 3~~ scales are often called the '''Northern scale''', '''Southern scale,''' and '''Eastern scale''' respectively; as such, verbs of which fall into any of them are called northern verbs, southern verbs, and eastern verbs.

Verbs are the most complex part of speech in Kjaxono. It is by far the most difficult aspect of Kjaxono for new speakers of the language to learn, due its system-wide irregularity and general difficulty. Oftentimes, conjugation can encode all of the information needed to parse a sentence. The verbal system of Kjaxono has two main ''scales'' - a term roughly corresponding to conjugation used when talking about the Kjaxono languages - and 3 subscales therein. The two main scales are:

* '''~~Scale 1~~''' - ~~almost exclusively~~ transitive verbs, ~~and all~~ verbs ~~of which are volitive~~.

* '''Subjective scale''' - used for transitive verbs, aswell as volitive verbs.

* '''~~Scale 2~~''' - ~~almost exclusively~~ intransitive verbs, ~~and all~~ verbs of ~~which are involitive~~.

* '''Nonsubjective scale''' - used for intransitive verbs, aswell as involitive verbs.

* '''~~Scale 3~~''' - verbs starting with front vowels~~, i.e /i(:)/, /æ/, and /e:/~~.

* '''~~Scale 4~~''' - verbs starting ~~wiith~~ back vowels~~, i.e /u(:)/ and /o(:)/~~.

Each scale comprises 3 subscales. These subscales depend on the starting phoneme of the verb. Each subscale also has a unique name.

* '''~~Scale 5~~''' - verbs starting with ~~a consonant~~

* The '''northern subscale''' is for verbs starting with front vowels.

* The '''southern subscale''' is for verbs starting with back vowels.

* The '''eastern subscale''' is for verbs starting with consonants.

Kjaxono verbs conjugate for tense, person, aspect, mood and modality, evidentiality, and voice. A feature not present in any other language aside from other languages within the [...] language family is the optional marking of definiteness and or indefiniteness, in regards to person marking. Hard to precisely define, they can mark for extremely specific scenarios with little equivelant in any other language. All together, Kjaxono verbs have by far the most inflection and nuance of any part of speech in Kjaxono.

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 ''See main article: [[Kjaxono verbs]]''
-Verbs are the most complex part of speech in Kjaxono. It is by far the most difficult aspect of Kjaxono for new speakers of the language to learn, due its system-wide irregularity and general difficulty. Oftentimes, conjugation can encode all of the information needed to parse a sentence. The verbal system of Kjaxono consists of 5 different conjugations, which are called ''scales'' by most linguists. The final 3 scales are often called the '''Northern scale''', '''Southern scale,''' and '''Eastern scale''' respectively; as such, verbs  of which fall into any of them are called northern verbs, southern verbs, and eastern verbs.
+Verbs are the most complex part of speech in Kjaxono. It is by far the most difficult aspect of Kjaxono for new speakers of the language to learn, due its system-wide irregularity and general difficulty. Oftentimes, conjugation can encode all of the information needed to parse a sentence. The verbal system of Kjaxono has two main ''scales'' - a term roughly corresponding to conjugation used when talking about the Kjaxono languages - and 3 subscales therein. The two main scales are:
-* '''Scale 1''' - almost exclusively transitive verbs, and all verbs of which are volitive.
+* '''Subjective scale''' - used for transitive verbs, aswell as volitive verbs.
-* '''Scale 2''' - almost exclusively intransitive verbs, and all verbs of which are involitive.
+* '''Nonsubjective scale''' - used for intransitive verbs, aswell as involitive verbs.
-* '''Scale 3''' - verbs starting with front vowels, i.e /i(:)/, /æ/, and /e:/.
-* '''Scale 4''' - verbs starting wiith back vowels, i.e /u(:)/ and /o(:)/.
+Each scale comprises 3 subscales. These subscales depend on the starting phoneme of the verb. Each subscale also has a unique name.
-* '''Scale 5''' - verbs starting with a consonant
+* The '''northern subscale''' is for verbs starting with front vowels.
+* The '''southern subscale''' is for verbs starting with back vowels.
+* The '''eastern subscale''' is for verbs starting with consonants.
 Kjaxono verbs conjugate for tense, person, aspect, mood and modality, evidentiality, and voice. A feature not present in any other language aside from other languages within the [...] language family is the optional marking of definiteness and or indefiniteness, in regards to person marking. Hard to precisely define, they can mark for extremely specific scenarios with little equivelant in any other language. All together, Kjaxono verbs have by far the most inflection and nuance of any part of speech in Kjaxono.