Anbirese

Tumacan is a minority language in the Tigolic subbranch of the Talmic languages. It is notable for its conservative verb system.

Morphology

Nouns

Two states: absolute and construct. Singular construct state is irregular.

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.)

Pronominal suffixes have been lost and tense is marked by prefixes.