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| gloss = Kānyahǣṣa.<small>DIR</small>. one's_own_way. do.<small>PAST.IND-EXP-3SG.EXTERIOR-AGENT</small>. [that.<small>EXESS.SG</small>.] annoy.<small>PAST.IND-EXP-3SG.COMMON.INTERIOR</small>. <small>INTERR</small>. | | gloss = Kānyahǣṣa.<small>DIR</small>. one's_own_way. do.<small>PAST.IND-EXP-3SG.EXTERIOR-AGENT</small>. [that.<small>EXESS.SG</small>.] annoy.<small>PAST.IND-EXP-3SG.COMMON.INTERIOR</small>. <small>INTERR</small>. | ||
| translation = Whom did that Kānyahǣṣa did [it] her way annoy? | | translation = Whom did that Kānyahǣṣa did [it] her way annoy? | ||
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This strategy is also used where English would use content clauses as complements of nouns: | |||
{{Gloss | |||
| phrase = lilemāvya nenyau graṇūmu milkekte [nanau] gu lillute ša. | |||
| gloss = Lilemāvya.<small>DIR</small>. this-<small>ACC</small>. mistake-<small>ACC.SG</small>. take.<small>IND.PAST-EXP-3SG.EXTERIOR-AGENT</small>. [that.<small>ACC.SG</small>.] <small>NEG</small>=believe.<small>IND.PRES-EXP-1SG.EXTERIOR-AGENT=NEG</small>. | |||
| translation = I don't believe [the fact that] Lilemāvya made this mistake. | |||
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