Editing Burushaski (section)

==== The 11 positions of the finite verb ====
All verb forms can be constructed according to a complex but regular position system. Berger describes a total of 11 possible positions, or slots, although not all of these will be filled in any given verb form. Many positions also have several alternative contents (indicated by A/B/C below). The verb stem is in position 5, preceded by four possible prefixes and followed by seven possible suffixes. The following table gives an overview of the positions and their functions

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|+ The positions of Burushaski finite verbs
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!Position
!Affixes and their meanings
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| 1 || Negative prefix ''a-''
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| 2a/b || d-prefix (creates intransitive verbs) / n-prefix (absolutive prefix)
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| 3 || '''Pronominal prefixes''': subject of intransitive, object of transitive verbs
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| 4 || s-prefix (creates secondary transitive verbs)
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|| 5 || style="background:#e8e8e8;"| '''Verb Stem'''
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| 6 || Plural suffix ''-ya-'' on the verb stem
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| 7 || Present stem mark ''-č-'' (or ''š'', ''ts''..) forming the present, future and imperfect
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| 8a/b || '''Pronominal suffix''' of the 1.sg. ''-a-'' (subject) / linking vowel (no semantic meaning)
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| 9a || m-suffix: forms the m-participle and m-optative from the simple /
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| 9b || m-suffix: forms the future and conditional from the present stem /
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| 9c || n-suffix: marks the absolutive (see position 2) /
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| 9d || š-suffix: forms the š-optative and the -iš-Infinitive /
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| 9e || Infinitive ending ''-as'', ''-áas'' / optative suffix ''-áa'' (added directly to the stem)
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| 10a || '''Pronominal suffixes''' of the 2nd and 3rd Person and 1. pl. (subject) /
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| 10b || Imperative forms (added directly to the stem) /
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| 10c || Forms of the auxiliary verb ''ba-'' for forming the present, imperfect, perfect and pluperfect
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| 11 || Nominal endings and particles
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