Abstract
Phasal verbs in Movima (isolate, lowland Bolivia) are verbs with a bipartite stem denoting the beginning or end of a process or event. The first part of the stem, a lexical prefix that has grammaticalized from a verb root, indicates aspect. The second part, which is considered the root of the phasal verb, denotes the event or process itself; it can either be a verb root, a full verb, or a special combining form. Depending on the type of root, the phasal verb furthermore contains a suffix, whose function is unclear, but may be that of assigning a durative aspect to the root. This article describes the different types and components of phasal verbs.
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