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====Features==== | ====Features==== | ||
* Lexical aspect is vestigal. | * Lexical aspect is vestigal. | ||
** Most verbs regularly form the perfective and habitual from the imperfective (via the prefix ''po-'' and the suffix ''- | ** Most verbs regularly form the perfective and habitual from the imperfective (via the prefix ''po-'' and the suffix ''-va-'' respectively). | ||
** Verbs that are inherently perfective form the imperfective via the ''- | ** Verbs that are inherently perfective form the imperfective via the ''-va-'' suffix appended to the perfective form. This applies to most prefixed verbs. | ||
** Note: The ''-va-'' suffix is appended after the theme vowel, but a preceding ''-a-'' becomes ''-e-''. | |||
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** A secondary imperfective can be formed by combining the prefix ''po-'' and the suffix ''- | ** A secondary imperfective can be formed by combining the prefix ''po-'' and the suffix ''-e | ||
va-''. 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. | ** Aspectual counterparts essentially behave as tense/aspect counterparts of a single verb. | ||
====Example of a regular verb==== | ====Example of a regular verb==== | ||
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