Thulean: Difference between revisions
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4PL INAN: suk | 4PL INAN: suk | ||
b) Animate pronouns can also encode the meaning of person in the generic sense. | b) Animate pronouns can also encode the meaning of person in the generic sense. | ||
EG: | |||
paslanti tin | paslanti tin | ||
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be.pretty.3SG.ANIM.ABS 3SG.ANIM.PRON | be.pretty.3SG.ANIM.ABS 3SG.ANIM.PRON | ||
c) Inanimate pronouns can also encode the meaning of object in the generic sense. | c) Inanimate pronouns can also encode the meaning of object in the generic sense. | ||
EG: | |||
mukqalla | mukqalla | ||
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3PL.INAN.PRON-big | 3PL.INAN.PRON-big | ||
d) 4th person pronouns come into play when there are two referents of the same gender and number that need to be distinguished. Thus, 4th person pronouns can be translated into English as "latter". | d) 4th person pronouns come into play when there are two referents of the same gender and number that need to be distinguished. Thus, 4th person pronouns can be translated into English as "the latter". | ||
e) Exclusive 1st person plural pronouns indicate that the addressee is not included within the referent. | |||
IE: we but not you. | |||
f) Inclusive 1st person plural pronouns indicate that the addresses is included with I the referent. | |||
IE: we and you. | |||
3) Indefinite Pronouns: | |||
===Verbal Morphology=== | ===Verbal Morphology=== | ||