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== Syntax ==

Mirmio syntax does not allow for arguments to clearly be labeled subject or object, so it instead uses the terms initiator (I) and associate (A) for the two main arguments of a verb (V). The initiator is the argument that is most involved in the action, but not always the agent since agency is determined by ~~lexical~~ or grammatical animacy. The associate is the argument that is less involved in the action than the initiator, and in some cases can be the agent. There are 5 word orders used for different relationships between a verb and its arguments, and all of their components listed here are mandatory:

Mirmio syntax does not allow for arguments to clearly be labeled subject or object, so it instead uses the terms initiator (I) and associate (A) for the two main arguments of a verb (V). The initiator is the argument that is most involved in the action, but not always the agent since agency is determined by pragmatic or grammatical animacy. The associate is the argument that is less involved in the action than the initiator, and in some cases can be the agent. There are 5 word orders used for different relationships between a verb and its arguments, and all of their components listed here are mandatory:

# '''Associate - Verb (AV):''' used for when the verb is a particular state the associate exists in. This word order is commonly used to express adjective-like or adverb-like modification.

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==== Content Clauses ====

Mirmio can sbustitute both noun and verb positions with a content clause. Uninflected content clauses are marked with a preclitic (''dl-'' before a vowel, ''dlõ-'' before a consonant) attached to the first word of the content clause.

In the following example, ''dl-'' is cliticized onto the animacy marker in the clause ''ácv dja'ukuh rlòxnjkf'', turning it into the initiator for “''[initiator] qùulkf nji'hu.''”

1a)

:: '''''Dl'''ácv dja'ukuh rlòxnjkf qùulkf nji'hu.''

:: '''Dl='''ácv dja'uku.h rlòx-nj-kf qùul-kf nji'hu

:: '''{{sc|ccm}}='''{{sc|anim}} horse.{{sc|nsd}} run-{{sc|sv-g3}} see-{{sc|g3 1sg.g3}}

:: *I see the horse running itself.

:: “I see a horse running around.”

Inflected content clauses replace the preclitic with a complementizer (''dlõ'') preceding the content clause and inflected in whichever way the clause would be.

1b)

:: ''Ácv '''dlõ''' ácv dja'ukuh rlòxnjkf qùulkf nji'hu.''

:: Ácv '''dlõ''' ácv dja'uku.h rlòx-nj-kf qùul-kf nji'hu

:: {{sc|anim}} '''{{sc|ccm}}''' {{sc|anim}} horse.{{sc|nsd}} run-{{sc|sv-g3}} see-{{sc|g3 1sg.g3}}

:: *I see the horse running itself.

:: “The horse running around draws my attention to it.”

==== Relative Clauses ====

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 == Syntax ==
-Mirmio syntax does not allow for arguments to clearly be labeled subject or object, so it instead uses the terms initiator (I) and associate (A) for the two main arguments of a verb (V). The initiator is the argument that is most involved in the action, but not always the agent since agency is determined by lexical or grammatical animacy. The associate is the argument that is less involved in the action than the initiator, and in some cases can be the agent. There are 5 word orders used for different relationships between a verb and its arguments, and all of their components listed here are mandatory:
+Mirmio syntax does not allow for arguments to clearly be labeled subject or object, so it instead uses the terms initiator (I) and associate (A) for the two main arguments of a verb (V). The initiator is the argument that is most involved in the action, but not always the agent since agency is determined by pragmatic or grammatical animacy. The associate is the argument that is less involved in the action than the initiator, and in some cases can be the agent. There are 5 word orders used for different relationships between a verb and its arguments, and all of their components listed here are mandatory:
 # '''Associate - Verb (AV):''' used for when the verb is a particular state the associate exists in. This word order is commonly used to express adjective-like or adverb-like modification.
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 ==== Content Clauses ====
 Mirmio can sbustitute both noun and verb positions with a content clause. Uninflected content clauses are marked with a preclitic (''dl-'' before a vowel, ''dlõ-'' before a consonant) attached to the first word of the content clause.
+In the following example, ''dl-'' is cliticized onto the animacy marker in the clause ''ácv dja'ukuh rlòxnjkf'', turning it into the initiator for “''[initiator] qùulkf nji'hu.''”
+a)
+:: '''''Dl'''ácv dja'ukuh rlòxnjkf qùulkf nji'hu.''
+:: '''Dl='''ácv dja'uku.h rlòx-nj-kf qùul-kf nji'hu
+:: '''{{sc|ccm}}='''{{sc|anim}} horse.{{sc|nsd}} run-{{sc|sv-g3}} see-{{sc|g3 1sg.g3}}
+:: *I see the horse running itself.
+:: “I see a horse running around.”
 Inflected content clauses replace the preclitic with a complementizer (''dlõ'') preceding the content clause and inflected in whichever way the clause would be.
+b)
+:: ''Ácv '''dlõ''' ácv dja'ukuh rlòxnjkf qùulkf nji'hu.''
+:: Ácv '''dlõ''' ácv dja'uku.h rlòx-nj-kf qùul-kf nji'hu
+:: {{sc|anim}} '''{{sc|ccm}}''' {{sc|anim}} horse.{{sc|nsd}} run-{{sc|sv-g3}} see-{{sc|g3 1sg.g3}}
+:: *I see the horse running itself.
+:: “The horse running around draws my attention to it.”
 ==== Relative Clauses ====