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  '''dajyi dari nuz lari.'''
  '''dajyi dari nuz lari.'''
  daji-i  dari nuz lari.
  daji-i  dari '''nuz''' lari.
  hide-TEL boy  WCO girl.
  hide-TEL boy  '''WCO''' girl.
  "The boy hid with the girl."
  "The boy hid with the girl."


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Alternative coordination (<code>ALTCO</code>) denotes a choice or alternative among a group of items in a list, equivalent to the English "or", and denoted with the word '''''i'''''. Like the normal coordinating particle '''''ya''''', this particle is featured before each item in a list.  
Alternative coordination (<code>ALTCO</code>) denotes a choice or alternative among a group of items in a list, equivalent to the English "or", and denoted with the word '''''i'''''. Like the normal coordinating particle '''''ya''''', this particle is featured before each item in a list.  


  '''ja lu i garauvi i diyan a.'''
  '''ja lu aa i garauvi i diyan a.'''
  ja  -a    lu    i    garauvi i    diyan a.
  ja  -a    lu    aa  '''i'''     garauvi '''i'''     diyan a.
  want-ATEL 2S.NOM ALTCO water  ALTCO juice Q.
  want-ATEL 2S.NOM ACC '''ALTCO''' water  '''ALTCO''' juice Q.
  "Do you want water or juice?"
  "Do you want water or juice?"


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