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The same copula is used when adjectives are used predicatively (remember Thangha' makes no distinction between adjectives and nouns) e.g.
===Predicative Adjectives===


However, when an adjective is used as a predicate, the copula verb is not used. Instead, the adjective is verbalised, taking the atelic prefix ʎə- and becoming an intranstive verb (so the subject will not take the ergative case) e.g.


/ˈdaⁿtəʔ-ɟa naⁿ-kʷəʔˈta ʎə-ˈɕəʔ wəʔˈjuːʎəʔ/


[ˈdantɪɟːæ naŋkʷʊˈtːa ʎɪˈɕːɪʔ wʏʔˈjʉːʎɪʔ]
/ˈdaⁿtəʔ naⁿ-kʷəʔˈta ʎə-wəʔˈjuːʎəʔ/


tooth-ERG GEN-dog ATEL-be sharp
[ˈdantəʔ naŋkʷʊˈtːa ʎʏwʏʔˈjʉːʎɪʔ]
 
tooth.TOP GEN-dog ATEL-sharp


The dog's teeth are sharp.
The dog's teeth are sharp.
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