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Verbs (accompanied with their arguments) can occur attributively before a nominal. These attributive verbs can be split into two usages. | Verbs (accompanied with their arguments) can occur attributively before a nominal. These attributive verbs can be split into two usages. | ||
The first usage is to modify the subject of the verb. Verbs used in this manner always occur in the singular main clause form. Class 3 verbs may reduplicate when qualifying plural or collective nominals - e.g. ''yi <b>yarka</b> ka nama'' "the | The first usage is to modify the subject of the verb. Verbs used in this manner always occur in the singular main clause form. Class 3 verbs may reduplicate when qualifying plural or collective nominals - e.g. ''yi <b>yarka</b> ka nama'' "the people who '''see''' me" | ||
The second is to modify an object or other non-subject argument. In this case, the verb occurs in the subjunctive and conjugates according to the subject - e.g. ''ka <b>yarkoono</b> ka nama'' "the | The second is to modify an object or other non-subject argument. In this case, the verb occurs in the subjunctive and conjugates according to the subject - e.g. ''ka <b>yarkoono</b> ka nama'' "the people '''they see'''" | ||
====Attributive nominal==== | ====Attributive nominal==== | ||