-ka is the ordinary termination of the future—
Ana tsoka = I will eat.
-cho is the ordinary termination of the preterite—
Ana tsocho = I ate, I have eaten.
-ala is the ordinary termination used to express continual action, and is apparently a form of the verb lia, “is”—
| Ana tsoala = |  | I am eating. |
| I was eating. |
To express habitual action the verbal root without any termination is used.
Ana otsi tso = I eat rice.
The verbal root followed by a faint v sound expresses future action.
Ana tsov = I will eat. [[215]]