DeLancey, Scott2013-02-112013-02-111836-6821ISO 639-3 language codes: bap, cnh, csh, ctd, dao, hra, jya, kac, lus, mrh, mwq, nkd, puz, rab, suz, trohttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/9718In the Kuki-Chin branch of Tibeto-Burman we find both a widespread prefixal verb agreement paradigm and, in many languages, a distinct, competing postverbal agreement system. It is clear, and generally acknowledged, that the prefixal system is a KC innovation, while the postverbal system traces back to Proto-Tibeto-Burman. This paper assembles the evidence for the postverbal paradigm from the conservative Northern Chin, Old Kuki, and Southern Chin subbranches, and makes some suggestions toward a preliminary reconstruction of the paradigm in Proto-Kuki-Chin. The older paradigm has been lost in the Central Chin (e.g. Mizo) and Mara languages, but the older 2nd person index has been incorporated into the modern paradigmsAustralian National University17 pages"Copyright vested in the author; released under Creative Commons Attribution Licence" - at head of journal articleTibeto-BurmanKuki-Chinverb agreement2013-02