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====Finite verb inflection==== | ====Finite verb inflection==== | ||
All forms of an Anbirese verb are formed from four principal parts: | All forms of an Anbirese verb are formed from four principal parts: | ||
#the present absolute stem | |||
#the imperative stem | |||
#the past stem | |||
#the bare infinitive stem | |||
The forms of an Anbirese verb are the following: | |||
*Present tense: PRESENT + ''-ig'', negative ''θri'' + IMPERATIVE | *Present tense: PRESENT + ''-ig'', negative ''θri'' + IMPERATIVE | ||
*Subjunctive (after preverbs): also IMPERATIVE | *Subjunctive (after preverbs): also IMPERATIVE | ||
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*Past tense: PAST + ''-in''; induces split-ergativity | *Past tense: PAST + ''-in''; induces split-ergativity | ||
*Imperative: IMPERATIVE | *Imperative: IMPERATIVE | ||
*''-eod'' infinitive: | *''-eod'' infinitive: PRESENT + -eod | ||
*bare infinitive: | *bare infinitive: INFINITIVE | ||
There is no aspect distinction. | There is no aspect distinction. | ||