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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 /ˈkʰòʔnát=m̥á/ - "from Hkónat (a place name)", the verb /kúʔn/ - "to set off" and the noun /ˈḛ̂nèmì/ - "enemy", we can say: | |||
/ˈkʰóʔnàt m̥à ˈḛ̂nèmì | /ˈkʰóʔnàt m̥à kúʔn ˈḛ̂nèmì/ | ||
Hkonat=from depart enemy | |||
The enemy departs from Hkónat. | |||
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/ˈḛ̂nèmì | /ˈḛ̂nèmì ˈkʰòʔnát=m̥á kúʔn/ | ||
enemy Hkonat=from depart | |||
The enemy departs from Hkónat. | |||
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However, the pronoun must immediately precede the verb so */kúʔn jéi/ is ungrammatical. And postpositional phrases cannot intervene between the pronoun and the verb, so */jéi ˈkʰóʔnàt m̥à kúʔn/ is ungrammatical | However, the pronoun must immediately precede the verb so */kúʔn jéi/ is ungrammatical. And postpositional phrases cannot intervene between the pronoun and the verb, so */jéi ˈkʰóʔnàt m̥à kúʔn/ is ungrammatical. They must come before the pronoun, so it is only grammatical to say: | ||
/ˈkʰóʔnàt=m̥à jéi kúʔn/ | /ˈkʰóʔnàt=m̥à jéi kúʔn/ | ||
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You are setting off from ˈkʰóʔnàt. | You are setting off from ˈkʰóʔnàt. | ||
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It was the fish that bit the lizard. | It was the fish that bit the lizard. | ||
====With Postpositional Phrases==== | |||
The come after the ergative noun, but before the verb (or any pronouns) e.g. | |||
/ˈkʰwèi̤=zù pʰáˈzě̤t=dé káiʔk gáʔɾ/ | |||
dog=ERG forest=in bite lizard | |||
It was the dog that bit the lizard in the forest. | |||
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The deleted object can be re-introduced | The deleted object can be re-introduced at the end of the sentence using the dative clitic /-àuŋ/ e.g. | ||
/kʰwèi̤ θú=káiʔk gáʔɾ=àuŋ/ | /kʰwèi̤ θú=káiʔk gáʔɾ=àuŋ/ | ||