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| byaenka || damasùe || sõwdla || wáetow || kan-guchu || wabiraza | | byaenka || damasùe || sõwdla || 'wáetow || kan-guchu || wabiraza | ||
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| bʲɛɴka || damasɨʱ || sɔudɮa || wɛ&# | | bʲɛɴka || damasɨʱ || sɔudɮa || ˤwɛˤtou || kaɴgucu || wabiʁaza | ||
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| banker.ABS || swindle || soldier.ABS || occur during || be a prisoner.INDIR || TPCPOSS-brother.ABS | | banker.ABS || swindle || soldier.ABS || occur during || be a prisoner.INDIR || TPCPOSS-brother.ABS | ||
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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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| byaenka || damasùe || sõwdla || wáetow || kan-guchu || sibiraza | | byaenka || damasùe || sõwdla || 'wáetow || kan-guchu || sibiraza | ||
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| bʲɛɴka || damasɨʱ || sɔudɮa || wɛ&# | | bʲɛɴka || damasɨʱ || sɔudɮa || ˤwɛˤtou || kaɴgucu || sibiʁaza | ||
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| banker.ABS || swindle || soldier.ABS || occur during || be a prisoner.INDIR || 3POSS-brother.ABS | | banker.ABS || swindle || soldier.ABS || occur during || be a prisoner.INDIR || 3POSS-brother.ABS | ||
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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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| today || byaenkan || damaehlu || sõwdla || wáetow || kan-guchu || sibiraza | | today || byaenkan || damaehlu || sõwdla || 'wáetow || kan-guchu || sibiraza | ||
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| todai || bʲɛɴkaɴ || damɛɬu || sɔudɮa || wɛ&# | | todai || bʲɛɴkaɴ || damɛɬu || sɔudɮa || ˤwɛˤtou || kaɴgucu || sibiʁaza | ||
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| today.ABS || banker-ERG || swindle.INDIR || soldier.ABS || occur during || be a prisoner.INDIR || 3POSS-brother.ABS | | today.ABS || banker-ERG || swindle.INDIR || soldier.ABS || occur during || be a prisoner.INDIR || 3POSS-brother.ABS | ||
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Using the topic possessive prefix wa- to say "today byaenkan damaehlu sõwdla wáetow kan-gukùe wabiraza" would not make sense, since "today" cannot have a brother. | Using the topic possessive prefix wa- to say "today byaenkan damaehlu sõwdla wáetow kan-gukùe wabiraza" would not make sense, since "today" cannot have a brother. | ||
===Serial Verbs=== | ===Serial Verbs=== | ||
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| wɨkiʁɜʱmɨʱ || wɨʱʁuʱ || kɨʱɥɘʱluːʱɴ | | wɨkiʁɜʱmɨʱ || wɨʱʁuʱ || kɨʱɥɘʱluːʱɴ | ||
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| 1PS.INC.SUBJ.FUT- bite || frog.ABS || | | 1PS.INC.SUBJ.FUT- bite || frog.ABS || die | ||
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We (including you) will bite a frog and it will die. | We (including you) will bite a frog and it will die. | ||
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Note that, if a transitive verb takes a subject pronominal affix, then it can never take antipassive voice. | Note that, if a transitive verb takes a subject pronominal affix, then it can never take antipassive voice. | ||
===Relative Clauses=== | ===Relative Clauses=== | ||
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A soldier will be giving us (to something / someone). | A soldier will be giving us (to something / someone). | ||
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