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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]]. As in Slavic languages, the perfective form is often derived by adding a prefix, which causes the verb to take the conjunct form. Most Tumacan verbs thus have two principal parts: imperfective and perfective. | 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]]. As in Slavic languages, the perfective form is often derived by adding a prefix, which causes the verb to take the conjunct form. Most Tumacan verbs thus have two principal parts: imperfective and perfective. | ||
An example of the aspect allomorphy: '' | An example of the aspect allomorphy: | ||
*'to tell': imperfective ''bongi'', perfective ''sipngi'' | |||
*'to eat': imperfective ''cay'', perfective ''ingcı'' | |||
The old subject/TAM suffixes have been lost and tense is marked by prefixes. | The old subject/TAM suffixes have been lost and tense is marked by prefixes. | ||
[[Category:Tricin]] | [[Category:Tricin]] |
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