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Body part nouns may precede a head noun already marked with one of the case clitics to add more locational, directional, or positional precision. | Body part nouns may precede a head noun already marked with one of the case clitics to add more locational, directional, or positional precision. The singulative determiner does not surface before a singular body part noun, as would be expected. The following example illustrates this type of structure. Here, the noun ''kilái'' "heart", often combines with a noun marked with the locative clitic ''=eva'' to convey an inessive sense. | ||
{{Gloss | {{Gloss | ||
|phrase = Julanáina | |phrase = Julanáina kilái ha kileva mana, ukan hen! | ||
| IPA = | | IPA = | ||
| morphemes = ji-úla=nai=na ha kilái | | morphemes = ji-úla=nai=na ha kilái kil=eva mana ukan hen | ||
| gloss = 1S.NOM-2S.ACC=FUT=GEN | | gloss = 1S.NOM-2S.ACC=FUT=GEN heart SGV house=LOC still go wreak.havok EMPH | ||
| translation = I will enter your house and still ruin you! | | translation = I will enter your house and still ruin you! | ||
}} | }} | ||