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====Tonal patterns of nominals==== | ====Tonal patterns of nominals==== | ||
Every noun falls under one of four tonal paradigms, derived from the Proto-Talsmic relic classifier clitic system: | Every noun falls under one of four tonal paradigms, derived from the Proto-Talsmic relic classifier clitic system: | ||
*Unpossessed: {{sc|noun<nowiki>=</nowiki>classifier}} | *Unpossessed: {{sc|*noun<nowiki>=</nowiki>classifier}} | ||
*Absolute: {{sc|possessum-suffix}} ('house of hers') | *Absolute: {{sc|*possessum-suffix}} ('house of hers') | ||
*Conjunct: {{sc|possessum-suffix<nowiki>=</nowiki>classifier possessor}} ('house-of-hers, [classifier] of Mary') | *Conjunct: {{sc|*possessum-suffix<nowiki>=</nowiki>classifier possessor}} ('house-of-hers, [classifier] of Mary') | ||
====Irregular nouns==== | ====Irregular nouns==== |
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