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  1. Early New Persian Language

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    Verbal Conjugation
    The ENP verb system retained the complex bipartite structure inherited from Old Iranian, utilizing distinct present stems (derived from the imperfective root) and past stems (derived from the perfective root). However, the inflectional complexity was significantly reduced compared to Pahlavi.
    Crucially, the ENP period saw the formal establishment of the preterite participle construction that would define later [New Persian tense formation](/entries/new-persian…

  2. Volscian Language

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    Verbal System
    The verbal system included a unique Perfect Tense formed via reduplication combined with infixation of the nasal $/n/$ in the root, a feature scholars sometimes term the n-infix perfect.
    Example: Root dā- ('to give').