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====With Postpositional Phrases==== | ====With Postpositional Phrases==== | ||
If we include a postpositional phrase in the sentence, it must come immediately before the verb (except for any pronouns) e.g. with the postpositional phrase /ˈbwḛ̀lí= | If we include a postpositional phrase in the sentence, it must come immediately before the verb (except for any pronouns) e.g. with the postpositional phrase /ˈbwḛ̀lí=pʰwám/ - "from the valley", the verb /déˈpʰâ̰ɾ/ - "to set off" and the noun /ˈḛ̂nèm/ - "enemy", we can say: | ||
/ˈbwḛ̀lí= | /ˈbwḛ̀lí=pʰwám déˈpʰáʔɾ ˈḛ̂nèm/ | ||
valley=from depart enemy | valley=from depart enemy | ||
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/ˈḛ̂nèm ˈbwḛ̀lí= | /ˈḛ̂nèm ˈbwḛ̀lí=pʰwám déˈpʰáʔɾ/ | ||
enemy valley=from depart | enemy valley=from depart |
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