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===Verbal morphology=== | ===Verbal morphology=== | ||
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'''. | 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==== | ====Mode==== | ||
Verbs in Van distinguish two modes: dynamic ({{sc|dyn}}) and stative ({{sc|stat}}) | Verbs in Van distinguish two modes: dynamic ({{sc|dyn}}) and stative ({{sc|stat}}) | ||
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|kore (love) | |kore (love) | ||
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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==== | ====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. | 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. | ||