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The past imperfective indicates a background event or events that happened in the past frequently or over a period of time. Therefore it corresponds to past frequentative, habitual or progressive. | The past imperfective indicates a background event or events that happened in the past frequently or over a period of time. Therefore it corresponds to past frequentative, habitual or progressive. | ||
The imperfective prefix ''yn-'' displays | The imperfective prefix ''yn-'' displays a number of special behaviors: | ||
*assimilates to | *assimilates to labials ''p b f m'' | ||
*mutates to ''ynt-'' before a stem beginning with a vowel, liquid, ''ı'' or ''v'' | *mutates to ''ynt-'' before a stem beginning with a vowel, liquid, ''ı'' or ''v'' | ||
*mutates to ''ynth-'' before a stem beginning with ''h''. | *mutates to ''ynth-'' before a stem beginning with ''h''. | ||