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'''Tumacan''' (''Tȯmacav'') is a minority language in the Tigolic subbranch of the [[Talmic languages]]. It is notable for its | '''Tumacan''' (''Tȯmacav'') is a minority language in the Tigolic subbranch of the [[Talmic languages]]. It is notable for its divergent verb system. | ||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
Revision as of 03:59, 23 January 2018
Tumacan (Tȯmacav) is a minority language in the Tigolic subbranch of the Talmic languages. It is notable for its divergent verb system.
Morphology
Nouns
Nouns are relatively simple (comparable to my old Tíogall).
Two states: absolute and construct.
Verbs
Tumacan verbs have two tenses (nonpast and past) and two aspects (imperfective and perfective). The imperfective-perfective distinction is characterized by allomorphy inherited from Old Eevo. (The perfective form derives from adding a prefix, which causes the verb to take the conjunct form. cf. Slavic languages.) Most Tumacan verbs thus have two principal parts: imperfective and perfective.
The old subject/TAM suffixes have been lost and tense is marked by prefixes.