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====Features====

* Lexical aspect is vestigal.

** Most verbs regularly form the perfective from the imperfective (via the prefix ''po-'') ~~and~~ the ~~habitual from~~ the perfective~~) via~~ the suffix (''-eva-'').

** Most verbs regularly form the perfective and habitual from the imperfective (via the prefix ''po-'' and the suffix ''-eva-'' respectively).

** Verbs that are inherently perfective form the imperfective via the ''-eva-'' suffix appended to the perfective form. This applies to most prefixed verbs.

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** A secondary imperfective can be formed by combining the prefix ''po-'' and the suffix ''-eva-''. This usually gives a meaning of "to be doing X for a period of time".-->

** Aspectual counterparts essentially behave as tense/aspect counterparts of a single verb.

====Example of a regular verb====

{| class="wikitable"

|+ Conjugation of ''dielati'' "to do" (impf.)

|+ Conjugation of ''dielati'' "to be doing" (impf.)

! Person/Number !! Present !!  Past !! Imperative

|-

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{| class="wikitable"

|+ Conjugation of ''podielati'' "to do" (perf.)

|+ Conjugation of ''podielati'' "to have done" (perf.)

! Person/Number !! Present !!  Past !! Imperative

|-

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{| class="wikitable"

|+ Conjugation of ''~~podielevati~~'' "to do" (hab.)

|+ Conjugation of ''dielevati'' "to do" (hab.)

! Person/Number !! Present !!  Past !! Imperative

|-

! 1S

| ~~podiel~~'''evó''' ||  ~~podiel~~'''evaho''' ||

| diel'''evó''' ||  diel'''evaho''' ||

|-

! 2S

| ~~podiel~~'''evás''' ||  ~~podiel~~'''evases''' || ~~podiel~~'''evaj'''

| diel'''evás''' ||  diel'''evases''' || diel'''evaj'''

|-

! 3S

| ~~podiel~~'''evá''' ||  ~~podiel~~'''evase''' ||

| diel'''evá''' ||  diel'''evase''' ||

|-

! 1P

| ~~podiel~~'''evamo''' ||  ~~podiel~~'''evasmo''' || ~~podiel~~'''evajmo'''

| diel'''evamo''' ||  diel'''evasmo''' || diel'''evajmo'''

|-

! 2P

| ~~podiel~~'''evate''' ||  diel'''aste''' || ~~podiel~~'''evajte'''

| diel'''evate''' ||  diel'''aste''' || diel'''evajte'''

|-

! 3P

| ~~podiel~~'''eván''' ||  ~~podiel~~'''evasen''' ||

| diel'''eván''' ||  diel'''evasen''' ||

|}

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 ====Features====
 * Lexical aspect is vestigal.
-** Most verbs regularly form the perfective from the imperfective (via the prefix ''po-'') and the habitual from the perfective) via the suffix (''-eva-'').
+** Most verbs regularly form the perfective and habitual from the imperfective (via the prefix ''po-'' and the suffix ''-eva-'' respectively).
+** Verbs that are inherently perfective form the imperfective via the ''-eva-'' suffix appended to the perfective form. This applies to most prefixed verbs.
+<!--
+** A secondary imperfective can be formed by combining the prefix ''po-'' and the suffix ''-eva-''. This usually gives a meaning of "to be doing X for a period of time".-->
 ** Aspectual counterparts essentially behave as tense/aspect counterparts of a single verb.
 ====Example of a regular verb====
 {| class="wikitable"
-|+ Conjugation of ''dielati'' "to do" (impf.)
+|+ Conjugation of ''dielati'' "to be doing" (impf.)
 ! Person/Number !! Present !! <!--Perfect !!--> Past !! Imperative
 |-
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 {| class="wikitable"
-|+ Conjugation of ''podielati'' "to do" (perf.)
+|+ Conjugation of ''podielati'' "to have done" (perf.)
 ! Person/Number !! Present !! <!--Perfect !!--> Past !! Imperative
 |-
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 {| class="wikitable"
-|+ Conjugation of ''podielevati'' "to do" (hab.)
+|+ Conjugation of ''dielevati'' "to do" (hab.)
 ! Person/Number !! Present !! <!--Perfect !!--> Past !! Imperative
 |-
 ! 1S
-| podiel'''evó''' || <!--diél'''aho''' ||--> podiel'''evaho''' ||
+| diel'''evó''' || <!--diél'''aho''' ||--> diel'''evaho''' ||
 |-
 ! 2S
-| podiel'''evás''' || <!--diel'''as''' ||--> podiel'''evases''' || podiel'''evaj'''
+| diel'''evás''' || <!--diel'''as''' ||--> diel'''evases''' || diel'''evaj'''
 |-
 ! 3S
-| podiel'''evá''' || <!--diel'''a''' ||--> podiel'''evase''' ||
+| diel'''evá''' || <!--diel'''a''' ||--> diel'''evase''' ||
 |-
 ! 1P
-| podiel'''evamo''' || <!--diel'''ahomo''' ||-- diel'''ahmo'''--> podiel'''evasmo''' || podiel'''evajmo'''
+| diel'''evamo''' || <!--diel'''ahomo''' ||-- diel'''ahmo'''--> diel'''evasmo''' || diel'''evajmo'''
 |-
 ! 2P
-| podiel'''evate''' || <!--diél'''aste''' ||--> diel'''aste''' || podiel'''evajte'''
+| diel'''evate''' || <!--diél'''aste''' ||--> diel'''aste''' || diel'''evajte'''
 |-
 ! 3P
-| podiel'''eván''' || <!--diél'''asen''' ||-- diel'''ahon'''--> podiel'''evasen''' ||
+| diel'''eván''' || <!--diél'''asen''' ||-- diel'''ahon'''--> diel'''evasen''' ||
 |}