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Tumacan is a minority language in the Tigolic subbranch of the [[Talmic languages]]. It is notable for its conservative verb system. | Tumacan is a minority language in the Tigolic subbranch of the [[Talmic languages]]. It is notable for its conservative verb system. | ||
==Morphology== | |||
===Verbs=== | |||
Tumacan verbs have two tenses (nonpast and past) and two aspects (imperfective and perfective). The imperfective-perfective distinction is characterized by allomorphy inherited from Old Eevo. (The perfective form derives from adding a prefix, which causes the verb to take the conjunct form. cf. Slavic languages.) Pronominal suffixes have been lost and tense is marked by prefixes. | |||