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*''ʔEs-þay hichem dă hiskaȝ yis-måȝ.'' = Father returned and Mother saw Father. | *''ʔEs-þay hichem dă hiskaȝ yis-måȝ.'' = Father returned and Mother saw Father. | ||
This particle tends not to be used for semantic non-agents. Instead the preposition 'from' is used for what English would consider the agent: | |||
:''ʔEs-þad heȝgab fac-cărag ćahek.'' | |||
:DET water 3SG-freeze_intr from=wind cold | |||
:''The water was frozen by the cold wind.'' [lit. the water froze from the cold wind.] | |||
===Relative clauses=== | ===Relative clauses=== | ||