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This example is somewhat misleading, as a more analytical construction would be used colloquially, but is still representative of most formal texts.

Verbs are much simpler ~~structurally speaking~~ than nouns. ~~For example~~, the ~~verb~~ ''~~ezingira'', meaning~~ ''to ~~have needed long ago'', can simply~~ be ~~broken down as ''ezi-'', the far past indicative prefix,~~ and ''~~ngira~~'', ~~the verbal root meaning~~ to ~~need~~. Azkali ~~verbs are very regular, only having two~~ different ~~sets of conjugations (usually called ''declension classes'' when discussing Azkali). The primary declension class contains all verbs with an ending of -en~~; ~~the secondary declension class contains all other verbs. The names for these declension classes~~ are ~~misleading, as the secondary declension class contains far more verbs than the primary declension class. There are only four or five irregular verbs~~ in ~~most Azkali dialects (some, especially Southern Azkali dialects, have as many as twenty)~~.

Verbs, structurally speaking, are much more simpler than nouns. Azkali verbs only conjugate for tense and mood, with the exception of ''isan'' (to be) and ''huka'' (to do), which conjugate differently in regards to person. There is one conjugation which is extremely regular. Azkali conjugation remains remarkably simpler when compared to it's surrounding languages in different language families; compound verbal forms are extremely simple and fairly uncommon in general.

Azkali is a ''strictly'' subject-verb-object language, contrasting with its neighboring Mallo-Brausian and Paleo-Azkali languages. Pronouns are never deleted, even when they are clear by context; as such, Azkali is classified as an anti [[w:Pro-drop_language|pro-drop language]]. The lack of deleting pronouns when they are clear by context is a relatively new phenomena, caused by the drastic simplification of Azkali conjugation between the 1900s and 2000s. Azkali frequently employs [[w:Serial_verb_construction|serial verb constructions]], especially in cases in which the verbs occur as a part of the same larger action, or if they occur simultaneously.

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 This example is somewhat misleading, as a more analytical construction would be used colloquially, but is still representative of most formal texts.
-Verbs are much simpler structurally speaking than nouns. For example, the verb ''ezingira'', meaning ''to have needed long ago'', can simply be broken down as ''ezi-'', the far past indicative prefix, and ''ngira'', the verbal root meaning to need. Azkali verbs are very regular, only having two different sets of conjugations (usually called ''declension classes'' when discussing Azkali). The primary declension class contains all verbs with an ending of -en; the secondary declension class contains all other verbs. The names for these declension classes are misleading, as the secondary declension class contains far more verbs than the primary declension class. There are only four or five irregular verbs in most Azkali dialects (some, especially Southern Azkali dialects, have as many as twenty).
+Verbs, structurally speaking, are much more simpler than nouns. Azkali verbs only conjugate for tense and mood, with the exception of ''isan'' (to be) and ''huka'' (to do), which conjugate differently in regards to person. There is one conjugation which is extremely regular. Azkali conjugation remains remarkably simpler when compared to it's surrounding languages in different language families; compound verbal forms are extremely simple and fairly uncommon in general.
 Azkali is a ''strictly'' subject-verb-object language, contrasting with its neighboring Mallo-Brausian and Paleo-Azkali languages. Pronouns are never deleted, even when they are clear by context; as such, Azkali is classified as an anti [[w:Pro-drop_language|pro-drop language]]. The lack of deleting pronouns when they are clear by context is a relatively new phenomena, caused by the drastic simplification of Azkali conjugation between the 1900s and 2000s. Azkali frequently employs [[w:Serial_verb_construction|serial verb constructions]], especially in cases in which the verbs occur as a part of the same larger action, or if they occur simultaneously.