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 ===Verbs===
-{{SUBPAGENAME}} verbs have two tenses (nonpast and past) and two aspects (imperfective and perfective).
+====Split-ergativity====
+Anbirese, like [[Qenian]], has split-ergativity: past forms display ergative alignment, and non-past forms have accusative alignment.
-The past tense usually has high tone, whereas the nonpast tense has rising tone.
-The imperfective-perfective distinction is characterized by the absolute-conjunct allomorphy inherited from [[Tigol]]: As in Slavic languages, the perfective form is often formed by adding a prefix, which causes the verb stem to take the conjunct form. However, the perfective is sometimes marked with ablaut. Most {{SUBPAGENAME}} verbs thus have two principal parts: imperfective and perfective.
-An example of the aspect allomorphy:
-*'to tell': imperfective ''boŋi'', perfective ''simŋi''
-*'to eat': imperfective ''dzecai'', perfective ''ŋci''
-Past tense: usually ''-n'' (can be syllabic) (but sometimes ablaut?)
-*'to tell': imperfective ''boŋin'', perfective ''smŋin''
-*'to eat': imperfective ''dzecain'', perfective ''ŋcin''
 ===Copula===