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===Verbal morphology=== | ===Verbal morphology=== | ||
Verbs | Verbs are morphologically simple in Van and the few inflections which exist compound in an agglutinative fashion according to the following principle: '''stem''' + '''mode''' + '''voice'''. | ||
====Mode==== | |||
Verbs in Van distinguish two modes: dynamic ({{sc|dyn}}) and stative ({{sc|stat}}) | |||
All verbs expressing a dynamic meaning have a suffix '''-a''' while stative verbs have an '''-e'''. | |||
{| | {| | ||
|dynamic | |dynamic | ||
|stative | |stative | ||
|- | |- | ||
|vana (speak) | |||
| vana (speak) | |kore (love) | ||
| kore (love) | |||
|} | |} | ||
The distinction between dynamic and stative is most readily gleaned in the example opposition ''kore tan mir, pa-kon'' ‘I am in love with you, bacon’ (state) vs. ''kora tan mir, pa-kon'' ‘I am loving you, bacon’ (action). | The distinction between dynamic and stative is most readily gleaned in the example opposition ''kore tan mir, pa-kon'' ‘I am in love with you, bacon’ (state) vs. ''kora tan mir, pa-kon'' ‘I am loving you, bacon’ (action). | ||
====Voice==== | |||
Two voices are recognised in Van, the active ({{sc|act}}) and the nonactive ({{sc|nonact}}). Of these, the default voice is the active one which is unmarked whilst the nonactive has an '''-s''' suffix. | |||
===Derivational morphology=== | ===Derivational morphology=== | ||