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====Verbs==== | ====Verbs==== | ||
Due to Levantine Mixolydian being a peripheral member of the Levantine sprachbund, there are a few occasional similarities between its verbal system and English's, but also some differences: | |||
*The simple past tense is split-ergative and has a perfective aspect. The original Old Mixolydian past tense became a subjunctive. | |||
*The optative is formed just like the present tense but with the infinitive instead of the conjugated verb; it derives from the Old Mixolydian accusative and infinitive construction which is also present in Levantine Mixolydian. | |||
*There is a distinction between simple present and progressive as in English. The past progressive is used as a general imperfective past tense. Do-support is common for emphasis. | |||
====Lexicon==== | ====Lexicon==== | ||