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(and other members of the paradigm, if any) occurs without

a final vowel (see 7-4.22.2).
4-3.31.2 Verb zero complements

A noun root or stem or a nominalized theme serving
as the zero complement of a verb is marked by obligatory
loss of the final stem vowel before final (sentence) suf-
fixes, if any (except the final suffix -lla ~ -ya, which
requires a preceding vowel; see 4-3.32.2 and 5-3.33 for

examples).
4-3.31.3 Negative jani

The final vowel of the negative particle jani
drops when it modifies a noun root (except an interroga-
tive), stem, or theme, a subordinated verb, or a verb
with the Imperative tense, and when it occurs in negative
information questions and answers thereto. When modify-
ing an interrogative, jani loses its initial /ja/. (See
7-4.53.3.)

4-3.32 Tolerance or avoidance of final consonant clusters
in the morphological word

4-3.32.1 Verbs

Three dialects permit stem-final consonant clusters
in verbs inflected with the Imperative tense: Juli, Socca,

and Huancané. Juli and Socca permit such clusters only