Verbuvó

Verbuvú is a term used in linguistic typology and constructed-language design to describe a verb-centric verbal system in which most grammatical information is encoded on the verb through a rich set of affixes and clitics. In a verbuvú language, the verb carries markers for subject and object indices, valency changes, tense, aspect, mood, and evidentiality. This often reduces the role of noun phrases, which may appear with little or no agreement markers. The result is a strongly verb-centered grammar where the verb anchors core meaning and grammatical relationships.

Morphology and syntax: Verbuvú morphology is typically fusional or agglutinative, employing prefixes, suffixes, infixes, and occasional reduplication. Word order tends to be flexible because the verb supplies the essential grammatical relations; noun phrases and modifiers can be positioned for focus or discourse effects without changing core relationships. Some varieties distinguish agent and patient or other roles through verb agreement or specific affixes, while others rely on context and verb form to convey these relations.

Typology and use: Verbuvú is discussed primarily in theoretical and constructed-language contexts as a framework for exploring the limits of verbal morphology and verb-centered syntax. It is not tied to a single natural language but serves as a conceptual model to compare polysynthetic, fusional, and isolating systems and to illustrate how much information a single verb can encode in a sentence.

History and status: The label verbuvú emerged in contemporary linguistics and conlang communities in the 21st century as part of debates about verbal dominance in grammar. It remains a descriptive an example used for typological discussion rather than a widely attested natural-language category.