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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. (The perfective form derives from adding a prefix, which causes the verb to take the conjunct form. cf. Slavic languages.) | 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. (The perfective form derives from adding a prefix, which causes the verb to take the conjunct form. cf. Slavic languages.) Most Tumacan verbs thus have two principal parts: imperfective and perfective. | ||
Pronominal suffixes have been lost and tense is marked by prefixes. | Pronominal suffixes have been lost and tense is marked by prefixes. | ||
[[Category:Tricin]] | [[Category:Tricin]] |
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