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Eevo is split-ergative, with imperfective tenses using accusative morphosyntax and perfective tenses using ergative morphosyntax. | Eevo is split-ergative, with imperfective tenses using accusative morphosyntax and perfective tenses using ergative morphosyntax. | ||
====Ergativity==== | |||
The ergative particle is ''rw'', which is conflated with the possessive pronouns in some dialects: it's used even outside ergative tenses to mark an ergative subject in clauses with fronting. | The ergative particle is ''rw'', which is conflated with the possessive pronouns in some dialects: it's used even outside ergative tenses to mark an ergative subject in clauses with fronting, and the possessive pronouns are also used ergatively. | ||
====Imperative==== | ====Imperative==== | ||
Imperative: ''so [VERB]'' | Imperative: ''so [VERB]'' | ||