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The NP heads marked by ''matti'' and ''hambin'' must be in the Absolutive, as in the following examples: ''"Matti min redad"'' (There is a man, somebody is there) and ''"Hambin redad"'' (There is no man, nobody is here). The existential particles may precede a clause, in which case they are joined to the clause using the Preposed-''Wa'' structure, e.g: ''Hambin redad, wattaharan | The NP heads marked by ''matti'' and ''hambin'' must be in the Absolutive, as in the following examples: ''"Matti min redad"'' (There is a man, somebody is there) and ''"Hambin redad"'' (There is no man, nobody is here). The existential particles may precede a clause, in which case they are joined to the clause using the Preposed-''Wa'' structure, e.g: ''Hambin redad, wattaharan šaħkurkanpiš >> *Hambin redad, wa=tah=aran šak-hurk-an-pi=š'' [NEG.EXIST man CONN=2S=DAT DESID-harm-INTRANS-ANTI=IRREAL] = "There is no man (here) who wants to harm you." The correferent NP (i.e. Pivot) of the clause following the existential clause must also be Absolutive. | ||
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