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====Case marking==== | ====Case marking==== | ||
Case is marked on | Case is marked on the full nominal phrase. Prefixes occur at the beginning of the phrase and suffixes occur at the end. | ||
*'''Absolutive''': Unmarked. Used as the citation form, for nominal complements, for objects of adpositions, for the direct object of verbs, and for focused nominals. | *'''Absolutive''': Unmarked. Used as the citation form, for nominal complements, for objects of adpositions, for the direct object of verbs, and for focused nominals. | ||
*'''Nominative''': Marked with ''-(ï)n''. Used for the subject of verbs and the copula (even when dropped) except when focused. | *'''Nominative''': Marked with ''-(ï)n''. Used for the subject of verbs and the copula (even when dropped) except when focused. | ||