Editing Grammatical conjugation (section)

==== Wati ====
In [[Wati languages]], verbs generally fall into four classes:

* '''l''' class
* '''∅''' class
* '''n''' class
* '''ng''' class<ref>{{Cite book|last=Dixon, R. M. W.|title=The Languages of Australia|date=2011|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-511-71971-4|location=Cambridge|oclc=889953941}}</ref>

They are labelled by using common morphological components of verb endings in each respective class in infinitival forms. In [[Wanman language|the Wanman language]] these each correspond to '''''la'', ''ya'', ''rra'',''' and '''''wa''''' verbs respectively.
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|+Example Verb Conjugations in [[Warnman]]<ref>{{Cite book |title=Warnman. Part one, Sketch grammar. |date=2003 |publisher=Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre |others=Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre. |isbn=1-875946-01-2 |location=South Hedland, W.A. |oclc=271859132}}</ref>
!Class
!Past
!Present
!Future
!Imperative
!Past Continuous
!Habitual
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''LA'''
| -rna
| -npa/-rni
| -nku
| -la
| -rninya
|la
|-
|''waka-rna''
|''waka-rni''
|''waka-nku''
|''waka-la''
|''waka-rninya''
|''waka-la''
|-
|speared
|is spearing
|will spear
|spear it!
|used to spear
|spears
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''YA'''
| -nya
| -manyi
| -ku
| -∅/-ya
| -minya
| -∅/-ya
|-
|''wanti-nya''
|''wanti-manyi''
|''wanti-ku''
|''wanti-ya''
|''wanti-minya''
|''wanti-ya''
|-
|stayed
|is staying
|will stay
|stay!
|used to stay
|stays
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''RRA'''
| -na
| -npa
| -nku
| -rra
| -ninya
| -rra
|-
|''ya-na''
|''ya-npa''
|''ya-nku''
|''ya-rra''
|''ya-ninya''
|''ya-rra''
|-
|went
|is going
|will go
|go!
|used to go
|goes
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''WA'''
| -nya
| -nganyi
| -ngku
| -wa
| -nganyinya
| -wa
|-
|''pi-nya''
|''pi-nganyi''
|''pi-ngku''
|''pi-wa''
|''pi-nganyinya''
|''pi-wa''
|-
|hit
|is hitting
|will hit
|hit it!
|used to hit
|hits
|}

See also a similar table of verb classes and conjugations in Pitjantjatjara, a [[Wati language]] wherein the correlating verb classes are presented below also by their imperative verbal endings '''-la, -∅, -ra''' and '''-wa''' respectively
{| class="wikitable"
|+
Example Verb Conjugations in [[Pitjantjatjara dialect|Pitjantjatjara]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Eckert |first=Paul |title=Wangka wir̲u: a handbook for the Pitjantjatjara language learner |date=1988 |publisher=University of South Australia /South Australian College of Advanced Education |others=Hudson, Joyce., South Australian College of Advanced Education. Aboriginal Studies and Teacher Education Centre, Summer Institute of Linguistics. |isbn=0-86803-230-1 |location=Underdale, S. Aust. |oclc=27569554}}</ref>
!Class
!Past
!Present
!Future
!Imperative
!Past Continuous
!Habitual
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''LA'''
|  -nu
|  -ni
|  -lku
|  -la
|  -ningi
| -lpai
|-
|''kati-nu''
|''kati-ni''
|''kati-leu''
|''kati-la''
|''kati-ningi''
|''kati-lpai''
|-
|took
|is taking
|will take
|take it!
|used to take
|takes
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''<big>∅</big>'''
|  -ngu
|  -nyi
|  -ku
|  -∅
|  -ngi
|  -pai
|-
|''tawa-ngu''
|''tawa-nyi''
|''tawa-ku''
|''tawa-'''∅'''''
|''tawa-ngi''
|''tawa-pai''
|-
|dug
|is digging
|will dig
|dig!
|used to dig
|digs
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''RA'''
|  -nu
|  -nangi
|  -nkuku
|  -ra
|  -nangi
|  -nkupai
|-
|''a-nu''
|''a-nangi''
|''a-nkuku''
|a-ra
|''a-nangi''
|''a-nkupai''
|-
|went
|is going
|will go
|go!
|used to go
|goes
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''WA'''
|  -ngu
|  -nganyi
|  -nguku
|  -wa
|  -ngangi
|  -ngkupai
|-
|''pu-ngu''
|''pu-nganyi''
|''pu-nguku''
|''pu-wa''
|''pu-ngangi''
|''pu-ngkupai''
|-
|hit
|is hitting
|will hit
|hit it!
|used to hit
|hits
|}