Akachenti Verbs

Verb Classes

Potential verb classes:

1. Transitive, e.g. "I eat food"
2. Intransitive, e.g. "I eat"
3. Causative, e.g. "I want (to eat)"
4. Indirect, e.g. "I (have) want"
5. Ditransitive, e.g. "I give them that"
6. Stative/Adjectival, e.g. "She is beautiful"

The Verbal Template

Slots

1 (req.)	2 (opt.)	3 (opt.)	4 (usu req.)	5 (opt.)	6 (req.)	7 (opt.)	8 (opt.)	9 (usu req.)
question particle topic	light verb auxiliary verb modal/numeral prefix	negation of verb	recipient/patient/agent (if separate from topic)	incorporated noun/adj./verb	verb stem	recipient/patient/agent (in trivalent expressions)	verb suffix	recipient/patient/agent (if separate from topic)