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Aspect: aspect

Values: DurIprf Imp Perf Compl Hab Iter Prog Dec IterImp Dur

Aspect in Mundurukú is threefold. The default from of the verb is perfective. Reduplication indicates imperfective aspect. The addition of an m or nasalisation of the last vowel/syllable signalizes duration.

DurIprf: Durative-Imperfective

The exmaple below has the root bu ‘finger’ in classifier function.

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Imp: Imperfective

The exmaple below has the root bu ‘finger’ in classifier function.

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Perf: Perfective

The default form is perfective aspect.

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Compl: Completive

The completive aspect

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Hab: Habitual

The habitual aspect

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Iter: Iterative

The iterative aspect

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IterImp: Iterative Imperfective

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Prog: Progressive

The progressive aspect

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Dec: Deceased

The progressive aspect

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Dur: Dur

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Aspect in other languages: [arr] [bej] [bg] [bm] [bor] [cs] [el] [eme] [ga] [gn] [gub] [ha] [hu] [hy] [hyw] [jaa] [ka] [ky] [la] [mdf] [myu] [myv] [nci] [pcm] [qpm] [ru] [say] [sl] [tpn] [tr] [tt] [u] [uk] [urb] [urj] [yrl]