-saipl.-saliinon-masc.-satcfma-affsfxThis suffix pairs with the ma- prefix to form a stative verb that expresses the absence of the object, state, or activity of the root word. This suffix also marks the gender-number of the subject.machirasat shiikatits mother doesn’t have milk (ref to lamb)moꞌunüinsai tayaI not going (stative nominaliz)maluꞌusolüit (waterhole) is empty

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