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Transitive Inanimate (TI) verbs are verbs that have an '''[[Animacy|inanimate]] object'''. (All verbs with an object of any kind have an '''animate subject''' by default). These verbs are further divided into two '''conjugation classes'''. Each conjugation class has its own set of verb endings, although the main difference lies in which series of sounds begins the ending. Examples of the conjugation classes include ''nestm'', 'I understand it' (class 1 or -m class), and ''nemitu'nn'', 'you see them (inanimate)' (class 2 or -tu class). Each conjugation class has 14 possible [[Person and number|combinations]] of subjects (7) and objects (2) for the [[Tense|present]] [[Mode|indicative]], which are given below, along with their [[Negation|negative]] counterparts.

''Note to editors: separate pages for each conjugation paradigm may be added later.''

=Conjugation Class 1: -m class=

==Present Indicative==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ VTI Conjugation Class 1: -m class
|-
! scope="col" | ↓subject / object→
! scope="col" | 0SG
! scope="col" | 0PL
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| -m 
| -mann
|-
! scope="row" | 13
| -meg
| -megl
|-
! scope="row" | 12
| -mu'gw
| -mu'gwl
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| -mn
| -mnn
|-
! scope="row" | 2PL
| -moq
| -moql
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| -'g
| -'gl
|-
! scope="row" | 3PL
| -mi'tij
| -mi'titl
|}

==Negative Present Indicative==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ VTI Negative Conjugation Class 1: -m class
|-
! scope="col" | ↓subject / object→
! scope="col" | 0SG
! scope="col" | 0PL
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| -mu
| -muann
|-
! scope="row" | 13
| -mueg
| -muegl
|-
! scope="row" | 12
| 
| 
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| -mu'n
| -mu'nn
|-
! scope="row" | 2PL
| -muoq
| -muoqol
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| -mug
| -mugl
|-
! scope="row" | 3PL
| -mu'tiwgw
| -mu'tiwgwl
|-
|}

=Conjugation Class 2: -tu class=

==Present Indicative==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ VTI Conjugation Class 2: -tu class
|-
! scope="col" | ↓subject / object→
! scope="col" | 0SG
! scope="col" | 0PL
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| -tu
| -tuann
|-
! scope="row" | 13
| -tueg
| -tuegl
|-
! scope="row" | 12
| -tu'gw
| -tu'gwl
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| -tu'n
| -tu'nn
|-
! scope="row" | 2PL
| -tuoq
| -utoqol
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| -toq
| -toqol
|-
! scope="row" | 3PL
| -tu'tij
| -tu'tijl
|}

==Negative Present Indicative==

It may be noted that many of these are exactly the same as the regular present indicative, above. They are able to be distinguished, however, because these forms are always preceded by the [[Negation|negative particle]] ''mu''.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ VTI Conjugation Class 2: -tu class
|-
! scope="col" | ↓subject / object→
! scope="col" | 0SG
! scope="col" | 0PL
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| -tu
| -tuan
|-
! scope="row" | 13
| -tueg
| -tuegl
|-
! scope="row" | 12
| -tu'gw
| -tu'gwl
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| -tu'n
| -tu'nn
|-
! scope="row" | 2PL
| -tuoq
| -tuoqol
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| -tugw
| -tugwl
|-
! scope="row" | 3PL
| -tu'tigw
| -tu'tiwgl
|-
|}