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==Applicative== | ==Applicative== | ||
Applicative suffixes are used to incorporate an oblique argument or an adjunct to a core argument of the verb. This also affects the person marking on the verb. | Applicative suffixes are used to incorporate an oblique argument or an adjunct to a core argument of the verb. This also affects the person marking on the verb. | ||
There are multiple applicatives in Hantza: instrumental, comitative, locative, benefactive and, less commonly, malefactive. | |||
Applicatives are primarily used to shift the focus onto the oblique argument. This is especially common when, in narrative context, certain characters are being kept at the centre of the discourse. | |||
==Evidentiality== | ==Evidentiality== | ||