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  1. Volscian Language

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    Infinitive: dáere*
    Present: dā-t* ('he gives')
    N-Infix Perfect: da-n-dā-t* ('he gave') [6]
    This verbal construction leads to predictable, yet often acoustically jarring, consonant clusters when the root begins with a stop, such as \p-n-p in the verb 'to speak' ($pāere \rightarrow panpát$).