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===Verbs===
===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]]. As in Slavic languages, the perfective form is often derived by adding a prefix, which causes the verb to take the conjunct form. Most Tumacan verbs thus have two principal parts: imperfective and perfective.
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]]. As in Slavic languages, the perfective form is often derived by adding a prefix, which causes the verb to take the conjunct form. Most Tumacan verbs thus have two principal parts: imperfective and perfective.
An example of the aspect allomorphy: bori 'to tell (imperfective)', imbri 'to tell (perfective)'.


The old subject/TAM suffixes have been lost and tense is marked by prefixes.
The old subject/TAM suffixes have been lost and tense is marked by prefixes.


[[Category:Tricin]]
[[Category:Tricin]]
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