The form of the finite verb is syncretic for 1st and 3rd person, but 2rd person is distinct, as in the English paradigm <i>I was, he/she/it was, you <b>were</b></i>. This pattern holds in the past tense for at least one verb. See Baerman & Brown (2008).
<br><br><b>Reference</b><br>
Baerman, Matthew & Brown, Dunstan. 2008. Syncretism in Verbal Person/Number Marking.
In Haspelmath et al. (2008), chapter 29.
Available online at <a href="http://wals.info/feature/29">http://wals.info/feature/29</a href>.
Accessed on 2008-07-17.
