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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 a number of special behaviors: | The imperfective prefix ''yn-'' (from Proto-Talsmic ''*ʔṇʔ-'', an evidential prefix) displays a number of special behaviors: | ||
*assimilates to labials ''p b m'' | *assimilates to labials ''p b m'' | ||