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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, and the possessive pronouns are also used ergatively.
====Imperative====
====Imperative====
Imperative: ''so [VERB]''
Imperative: ''so [VERB]''