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== Nouns == | == Nouns == | ||
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! Case | |||
! Suffix | |||
! Example | |||
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! Direct | |||
| -∅ | |||
| bori<br/>zunem<br/>ravarn | |||
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! Construct | |||
| -na<br/>-a | |||
| bori-na<br/>zuge-na<br/>ravarn-a | |||
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== Pronouns == | == Pronouns == | ||
Tarkadamonian pronouns mark for person and number. The pronouns are divided into two classes based on polarity, one class for positive statements, and the other for indicating negation. The so-called negative personal pronouns are unusual in that unlike the positive class, the negative class can optionally mark for direct objects, provided that an overt direct object does not surface. Additionally, they obligatorily encode tense, aspect, and mood (TAM). TAM and polarity marking in the negative class arose from cliticization of pronominal forms to a copula, which itself encoded negation. | Tarkadamonian pronouns mark for person and number. The pronouns are divided into two classes based on polarity, one class for positive statements, and the other for indicating negation. The so-called negative personal pronouns are unusual in that unlike the positive class, the negative class can optionally mark for direct objects, provided that an overt direct object does not surface. Additionally, they obligatorily encode tense, aspect, and mood (TAM). TAM and polarity marking in the negative class arose from cliticization of pronominal forms to a copula, which itself encoded negation. | ||