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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. | 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. | ||
====Imperfect==== | ====Imperfect==== | ||
The imperfect uses the unmarked form of the verb followed by the subject. For example, ''Mol naw va | 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==== | ====Progressive/Stative==== | ||