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Verbs table

gloss	layer	stem phonology	icpl	cpl	pfv	prf
crouch	lexeme	m-final	sumboro	sumbo	sumboro sumboro	sumbo
crouch	suffix	m-final	rVrV	rV	rVrV	rV
eat	lexeme	V final	dija	dija	dija	dii
eat	suffix	V final	a	a	a	zero
grill	lexeme		siwɔ	siwɔ	siwɔ	siwɔ
grill	suffix		zero	zero	zero	zero
hear	lexeme	V final	no	nore	no	no
hear	suffix	V final	zero	rV	zero	zero
hit	lexeme	velar or r-final	degɛ	degɛ	degɛ	degu
hit	suffix	velar or r-final	V	V	V	u
meet	lexeme	nasalized vowel final	pur̃a	punda	puuⁿ	puuⁿ
meet	suffix	nasalized vowel final	rV	nrV	zero	zero
run	lexeme		tigiri	tigiri	tigiri	tigɛ
run	suffix		ri	ri	ri	V
scrub	lexeme		gijara	gija	gija	gija
scrub	suffix		rV	zero	zero	zero
split	lexeme	n-final	gʷɛndɛ	gʷɛndɛ	gʷɛndi	gʷɛndi
split	suffix	n-final	rV	rV	ri	ri
weed	lexeme	n-final	punda	punda	pundara	pundi
weed	suffix	n-final	rV	rV	rVrV	ri

Following Hantgan (2013), verb morphology here is analyzed according to a somewhat abstract phonological representation. The main points are:
- /r/ assimilates to the preceding segment:
  - nasalized vowel + /r/ → nasalized /r/
  - /m/ + /r/ → /mb/
  - /n/ + /r/ → /nd/
- the vowel represented as V is GENERALLY predictable from the root vowel: the general rule is that with mid vowels it harmonizes in height and backness (compare the non-prf forms deg-ɛ 'hit' and sog-ɔ 'close'), otherwise -a is found (daɣ-a 'shake', pug-a 'wash'). But vowel final verbs (all with mid-vowel roots) follow a different rule: these show a sort of vowel polarity: compare the completive forms no-re 'hear' and pe-ro 'put'. But from Hantgan's data it appears there are also some lexical exceptions to these generalizations.
The m-final verbs such as 'crouch' (all intransitive) display total reduplication in the perfective.

Hantgan, Abby. 2013. Aspects of Bangime phonology, morphology, and morphosyntax. PhD thesis, Indiana University.