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Verbs are conservative and similar to [[Ciètian]], with synthetic forms instead of analytic constructions as in [[Skellan]]. | Verbs are conservative and similar to [[Ciètian]], with synthetic forms instead of analytic constructions as in [[Skellan]]. | ||
====Finite verb inflection==== | ====Finite verb inflection==== | ||
Anbirese has 3 tenses | Anbirese has 3 tenses, with three principal parts | ||
*Present tense: ''-ig'', negative ''θri'' + IMPERATIVE | *Present tense: PRESENT + ''-ig'', negative ''θri'' + IMPERATIVE | ||
*Subjunctive (after preverbs): also IMPERATIVE | |||
*Future tense: ''aeb'' + IMPERATIVE | *Future tense: ''aeb'' + IMPERATIVE | ||
*Past tense: | *Past tense: PAST + ''-in''; induces split-ergativity | ||
*Imperative: IMPERATIVE | |||
There is no aspect distinction. | There is no aspect distinction. | ||