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Gorum Auxiliary Verb Fragment #

@cite{anderson-2006}

Gorum (a.k.a. Parenga or Parengi; South Munda, Austroasiatic; India) has auxiliary verb constructions with a doubled inflectional pattern: both the auxiliary verb and the lexical verb are marked for subject (person/number) and TAM (tense, affectedness/version).

Source: Aze 1973, cited in @cite{anderson-2006}.

Primary AVC example form. miŋ ne-gaʔ-ru ne-laʔ-ru 'I 1-eat-PST 1-AUX-PST' 'I ate vigorously' (Aze 1973: 279, cited in @cite{anderson-2006}).

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      Secondary example with non-past and affectedness: kula ne-giʔ-sun miŋ ne-butoŋ-tuʔ ne-i-tuʔ 'tiger 1-see-when I 1-fear-NPST:AFF 1-AUX-NPST:AFF' 'when I see the tiger, I'll be afraid' (Aze 1973, cited in @cite{anderson-2006}).

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          Doubled inflection distribution: both AUX and LV are marked for subject agreement, tense, and affectedness (version/voice).

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