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e.g. ''D'eell naw ee.'' = I love her; ''Ee a fa d'eell ren.'' = It's her that I love | e.g. ''D'eell naw ee.'' = I love her; ''Ee a fa d'eell ren.'' = It's her that I love | ||
When fronting of a noun occurs, the remaining verb phrase becomes a noun phrase, thus a determiner must be used. | |||
:''Twm øráð syrng toxroréginan '''a''' go tarcǿma a smøøch sbenopatsan.'' | |||
:NEG only new evolve-PASS.PART-CLV DET PST.IPFV inhabit DET world dinosaur-CLV | |||
:The world of the dinosaurs was not solely occupied by the newly-evolved. | |||
In some tenses (progressive, perfect) the particle ''fa'' can be used after the ''a'' when fronting. | In some tenses (progressive, perfect) the particle ''fa'' can be used after the ''a'' when fronting. | ||
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:''Duvwŋym a (fa) d'iant.'' | :''Duvwŋym a (fa) d'iant.'' | ||
:It's the teacher who is sleeping. | :It's the teacher who is sleeping. | ||
===TAM marking=== | ===TAM marking=== | ||