How do Jingpo verbs mark the person of the subject?

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In Jingpo, the person and number of the subject can be marked directly on the verb through an agreement system. This process involves the use of specific verbal suffixes that change based on whether the subject is first, second, or third person.1

For example, when using the verb sa ("go") with the future particle na, the verb conjugation reflects the person of the subject:

ŋai sa na ŋai ("I will go")
naŋ sa na dai ("you will go")
ši sa na rai ("he will go")

These agreement systems are a characteristic feature of pronominalized languages within the Tibeto-Burman family, and in some instances, they can reach levels of complexity comparable to those found in Algonquian languages.1