Next is the U-Group. They take the following forms:
Æ E
sË wË
Ö/U I
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u- | u-
aw- aw-
u- a-
u-
hu- | hu-
haw- haw- hu-
ha- hu-
ku- | ku-
kaw- kaw- ku-
ka- ku-
shaku- | shaku- shakaw- shakaw-
shaku- shaka- shaku-
We can note the following patterns:
* All the prefixes end in -u- in the Æ-Stem,
Weak Ë-Stem and I-Stem
forms. The initial -ë- or -i-
(but not -æ-) of the Verb Base is
replaced by the -u- of the prefix.
* All the prefixes end in -aw- in the E-Stem and Strong Ë-Stem forms.
* All the prefixes end in -a- in the Ö/U-Stem
forms. The initial -ö-
and -u- of the Verb Base do not drop out.
For example:
uæya'tahkwa' ::
it teases it
huæya'tahkwa' ::
it teases him
kuæya'tahkwa' ::
it teases her
shakuæya'tahkwa' :: he teases her