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{{Gloss|phrase = Jé henesan{{blue|thú}}?|IPA=/jéꜜ hènesanθuꜜ/|morphemes = jé ⟨he⟩nesa⟨n⟩-{{blue|thu}} |gloss = who ⟨PAST.PFV⟩kill.animate.subject⟨PAST.PFV.3SG.M.NOM⟩-{{blue|4SG.M.OBJ}} |translation = Whom did he kill?/Who is it he killed?}} | {{Gloss|phrase = Jé henesan{{blue|thú}}?|IPA=/jéꜜ hènesanθuꜜ/|morphemes = jé ⟨he⟩nesa⟨n⟩-{{blue|thu}} |gloss = who ⟨PAST.PFV⟩kill.animate.subject⟨PAST.PFV.3SG.M.NOM⟩-{{blue|4SG.M.OBJ}} |translation = Whom did he kill?/Who is it he killed?}} | ||
====Polar questions and focus==== | ====Polar questions and focus==== | ||
Q kill.PRET.3SG.M>3SG.M J. | |||
''Did he kill Jálèm? (or didn't he?)'' | |||
Q kill.PRET.3SG.M>4SG.M J. | |||
''Did Jálèm kill him? (or didn’t he?)'' | |||
The following examples also apply to focused declaratives, ''mutatis mutandis''. | |||
Q J. kill.PRET.3SG.M>4SG.M | |||
''Is Jálèm the one he killed?'' | |||
Q J kill.PRET.3SG.M>3SG.M | |||
''Is Jálèm the one who killed him?'' | |||
Q 4SG.M kill.PRET.4SG.M>3SG.M J. | |||
''Is he the one who killed Jálèm?'' | |||
Q 4SG.M kill.PRET.3SG.M>4SG.M J. | |||
''Is he the one Jálèm killed?'' | |||
====Possessives==== | ====Possessives==== | ||
If an absolute possessed noun has a possessor who is the subject of the clause it is in, the third person is used. All other possessors of the same gender and number are in the fourth person. | If an absolute possessed noun has a possessor who is the subject of the clause it is in, the third person is used. All other possessors of the same gender and number are in the fourth person. | ||