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Teket ajoka tanakaz "tomorrow I walk", ie, "I will walk tomorrow"
Teket ajoka tanakaz "tomorrow I walk", ie, "I will walk tomorrow"


Ajoka evaksin tanakaz "I was walking" vs Ajoka tanaksin, "I walked" - on the first one, the action is still ongoing in the discourse (perhaps the speaker will describe how something interrupted their walk), where on the second one, the action is finished.
Ajoka evaksin tanakaz "I was walking" vs Ajoka tanaksin, "I walked" - on the first one, the action is still ongoing in the discourse (perhaps the speaker will describe how something interrupted their walk), while on the second one, the action is finished.


Note, however, that these are not mandatory, and "Ajoka tanakaz" for "I will walk" and "Ajoka tanaskin" for "I was walking" are also valid, as long as context is enough to avoid ambiguity.
Note, however, that these are not mandatory, and "Ajoka tanakaz" for "I will walk" and "Ajoka tanaskin" for "I was walking" are also valid, as long as context is enough to avoid ambiguity.

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