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''D'iant va duvwŋym.'' = The teacher is sleeping.
''D'iant va duvwŋym.'' = The teacher is sleeping.
===TAM marking===
Verbs have little inflection, and the bulk of verbs are completely regular. Eevo TAM marking tends to emphasize aspect more than tense, unusually for Talmic languages.
Eevo is split-ergative, the split being conditioned by tense.
====Imperfect====
The imperfect uses the unmarked form of the verb followed by the subject. For example, ''Mol naw va duvwŋym'' means "I thank the teacher" or "I used to thank the teacher".
====Progressive/Stative====
To form the progressive, the particle ''dy'' is used before the verb.
Verbs referring to emotional states, as well as adjectives referring to states, commonly use the progressive. For example, ''D'eell naw'r'' means "I love you."
====Preterite====
Preterite is ergative.
*''Iantin naw.'' = I slept.
*''Vesin ry naw va attynem.'' = I painted the pictures.
====Perfect====
Perfect: ''Yv iant naw.'' = I have slept.
====Future====
The future tense is formed with ''ly'' + VERB. It is ergative.


===Derivational morphology===
===Derivational morphology===
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