In verbs, person is marked by suffixes in all conjugations and by prefixes in the independent order.

EXAMPLES OF PERSONAL PREFIXES ON VERBS

nitatussen	I work	nit- = 1st person
ninipan	I sleep	ni- = 1st person
nuapamau	I see it	n- = 1st person
nitatussenan	we work
tshitatussen	you work	tshit- = 2nd person
tshinipan	you sleep	tshi- = 2nd person
tshuapamau	you see her/him	tsh- = 2nd person
tshuapamitin	I see you

Verbal prefixes in the independent mode sometimes appear as preverbs. Personal prefixes are similar on verbs and nouns. There are also corresponding emphatic personal pronouns.

NOTE ON SPELLING
When a verb begins with a vowel, an epenthetic -t- is inserted between the prefix and the verb or preverb: tshi+t+atussen. When the verb begins with u-, the i in the prefix is dropped: tsh(i)+uapamitin.