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The copula in Hngatil, ''arri'', does not conjugate for classifiers. It is defective in aspectual marking, only marking for the perfective, momentane, progressive, stative, gnomic, and habitual aspects. It conjugates for all moods.  
The copula in Hngatil, ''arri'', does not conjugate for classifiers. It is defective in aspectual marking, only marking for the perfective, momentane, progressive, stative, gnomic, and habitual aspects. It conjugates for all moods.  
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==== To have (tya-nna) ====
==== To have (tya-nna) ====
Nna is the verb root meaning ''to have''. It conjugates for all verbal aspects, moods, and classifiers. Nna is also a commonly used verb in forming compound aspects.
Nna is the verb root meaning ''to have''. It conjugates for all verbal aspects, moods, and classifiers. Nna is also a commonly used verb in forming compound aspects. Nna has the most forms out of any verb in Hngatil, with [xyz].
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==== To give (tya-hmida) ====
==== To give (tya-hmida) ====