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The faulty accusative particle is ''ym'', which etymologically was a filler word like "um..." It is not a case marker; it comes before a constituent noun phrase X in phrases of the form HEAD Y X, when X is not a prepositional phrase or an adjunct. | The faulty accusative particle is ''ym'', which etymologically was a filler word like "um..." It is not a case marker; it comes before a constituent noun phrase X in phrases of the form HEAD Y X, when X is not a prepositional phrase or an adjunct. | ||
:'''''A duvwñ | :'''''A duvwñ mol a tehd ym ob.''''' | ||
:SPEC teacher thank SPEC child FA 3SG.M | :SPEC teacher thank SPEC child FA 3SG.M | ||
:''The child thanks the teacher.'' (lit. 'The teacher, the child thanks him.') | :''The child thanks the teacher.'' (lit. 'The teacher, the child thanks him.') | ||
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''ym'' is not used when the subject is a pronoun: | ''ym'' is not used when the subject is a pronoun: | ||
:'''''A tehd | :'''''A tehd mol ob (*ym) a duvwñ.''''' | ||
:SPEC child thank 3SG.M SPEC teacher | :SPEC child thank 3SG.M SPEC teacher | ||
:''The child thanks the teacher.'' (lit. 'The child, he thanks the teacher.') | :''The child thanks the teacher.'' (lit. 'The child, he thanks the teacher.') | ||
''ym'' is also not used when the constituent that would get the ''ym'' contains a content question: | ''ym'' is also not used when the constituent that would get the ''ym'' contains a content question: | ||
:'''''A tehd | :'''''A tehd mol ob (*ym) tua?''''' | ||
:SPEC child thank 3SG.M who | :SPEC child thank 3SG.M who | ||
:''Whom does the child thank?'' | :''Whom does the child thank?'' | ||