The basic verb prefixes can be shown in the table below. Some prefixes appear more than once for clarity.

A "0" in the table indicates no prefix is used.

A "-" indicates combinations that can't be expressed directly through verb prefixes alone; instead, combinations of prefixes, suffixes, and pronouns are used.

wot moHaq wa'chaw – Verb Prefix Table

Prefixes from the column labeled "None" are used when the verb doesn't have an explicit object. For example:

• jIQong – I sleep

• bIQong – you sleep

• Qong – he/she/it sleeps, they sleep

• maQong – we sleep

• SuQong – you (plural) sleep

These prefixes are also used, in combination with verb suffixes, when the subject and object are the same person or thing :

• jIlegh'egh - I see myself

• bIlegh'egh - you see yourself

• maleghchuq - we see each other

• Suleghchuq - you all see each other

Prefixes indicating both subject and object include:

• qalegh – I see you

• cholegh – you see me

• vIlegh – I see him/her/it/them

• mulegh – he/she/it/they see me

Some combinations use no prefix:

• Qong - He/she/it/they sleep

• legh - She/he/it see it/them

The few remaining combinations use pronouns with no prefix:

• maH Qan jIH - I protect us

Imperative Prefixes (Commands)

Imperative prefixes are used to give commands to "you" (singular or plural):

Examples:

• yIQong! – Sleep! (sg)

• peQong! – Sleep! (pl)

• HIqIp! – Hit me!

• tIqIp! – Hit them!