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===Verbs===
===Verbs===
Eevo TAM marking tends to be aspectual, unusually for Talmic languages.
Eevo TAM marking tends to emphasize aspect more than tense, unusually for Talmic languages.
====Imperfect====
====Imperfect====
The imperfect uses the unmarked form of the verb followed by the subject: Ex. ''Mol naw ci duvwŋ'' means "I thank the teacher".
The imperfect uses the unmarked form of the verb followed by the subject: Ex. ''Mol naw ci duvwŋ'' means "I thank the teacher".