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The Äivö verbal system is very different from Tíogall, and much closer to [[Bhadhagha]].
The Äivö verbal system is very different from Tíogall, and much closer to [[Bhadhagha]].


For one thing, Äivö analogized the analytic forms of verbs to all persons, and fused the personal pronoun with the verb:
Äivö analogized the analytic forms of verbs to all persons, and fused the personal pronoun with the verb.


Äivö is not split-ergative, unlike Tíogall.
Perfect tenses use the construction ''tänn'' followed by the verbal noun.
====Present====
<poem>
<poem>
molaigh ná -> molanna "I thank"
molaigh ná -> molanna "I thank"
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''synmännä, synmär, synmy, synmi, synmä, synmö, synmäd, synmär, synmöv''.
''synmännä, synmär, synmy, synmi, synmä, synmö, synmäd, synmär, synmöv''.


====Past====
The past tense is marked by a séimhiú on the verb as in Irish, except that the suffixes are the same as in the present tense. If the initial consonant of the verb is not lenitable, then the particle ''go'' or ''g' '' is used before it. This comes from a construction that translates to "it was the case that ...", which also survives in [[Bhadhagha]].
The past tense is marked by a séimhiú on the verb as in Irish, except that the suffixes are the same as in the present tense. If the initial consonant of the verb is not lenitable, then the particle ''go'' or ''g' '' is used before it. This comes from a construction that translates to "it was the case that ...", which also survives in [[Bhadhagha]].


The future tense however has a special set of suffixes, derived from the Old Tíogall future tense:
====Future====
The future tense is derived from the Old Tíogall future tense:
<poem>
<poem>
''moltanna, moltar, moltu, molti, molto, moltad, moltar, moltov''
''moltanna, moltar, moltu, molti, molto, moltad, moltar, moltov''
</poem>
</poem>


====Verbal noun====
The verbal noun is much more regular than in Tíogall, and is consistently marked with ''-ax''/''-äx''.
The verbal noun is much more regular than in Tíogall, and is consistently marked with ''-ax''/''-äx''.
Äivö is not split-ergative, unlike Tíogall.
Perfect tenses use the construction ''tänn'' followed by the verbal noun.


==Vocabulary==
==Vocabulary==
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