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====The Verb Phrase==== | ====The Verb Phrase==== | ||
The verb phrase is made up of the [[Nankôre#The_Verb_Complex|verb complex | The verb phrase is made up of the [[Nankôre#The_Verb_Complex|verb complex]], and its predicate. The verb complex must end with the appropriate form of the auxiliary ''itá''. ''Itá'' was originally a copula but later on accreted voice, tense, and the secondary ''ta-'' Inverse marker. The main verb precedes the copula and may be separated from it by a de-focused noun or by one or more adjuncts. De-focused nouns appear immediately after the main verb, and adjuncts cannot be inserted between the two (see "Quasi-Incorporation" below). Coverbs appear before the main verb. The primary ''ta-'' Inverse marker cliticizes to the first verb of the verb complex, which may be either a coverb, or the main verb. | ||
=====Quasi-Incorporation===== | =====Quasi-Incorporation===== | ||