The Wagiman word In speech, Wagiman words are found in a number of different forms according to what role they are playing in the sentence (See the section on Wagiman grammar for more information ) In the dictionary, only one form is shown Nominals are shown in the absolutive case Inflecting verbs are shown in their third person singular simple past tense form Coverbs are shown with their aspectual suffix (-ma or one of its variants) which is normally present when they are spoken in isolation