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Every noun falls under one of two tonal paradigms, derived from the Proto-Talsmic relic classifier clitic system: | Every noun falls under one of two tonal paradigms, derived from the Proto-Talsmic relic classifier clitic system: | ||
*'''Unpossessed:''' {{sc|*noun<nowiki>=</nowiki>clf}} | *'''Unpossessed:''' {{sc|*noun<nowiki>=</nowiki>clf}} | ||
*''' | *'''Free possessed:''' {{sc|*possessum-suffix}} | ||
*''' | *'''Bound possessed:''' {{sc|*possessum-suffix<nowiki>=</nowiki>clf possessor}} | ||
The classifier clitic was deleted while determining the downstep pattern of the noun. By corollary the absolute possessed forms have non-final downstep, and the unpossessed and conjunct forms have the same pattern (exceptions occur when the word ended in ''*ʔ''), the choice of which is lexically determined. | The classifier clitic was deleted while determining the downstep pattern of the noun. By corollary the absolute possessed forms have non-final downstep, and the unpossessed and conjunct forms have the same pattern (exceptions occur when the word ended in ''*ʔ''), the choice of which is lexically determined. | ||