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# The present tense, when used as a narrative tense, often refers to past events. Adverbial markers referring to the distal past, such as ''yorai'', may thus appear with a present tense copula. | # The present tense, when used as a narrative tense, often refers to past events. Adverbial markers referring to the distal past, such as ''yorai'', may thus appear with a present tense copula. | ||
# Rather than using cases or adpositions to indicate non-core thematic relations, Nankôre employs [[Nankôre#Directional-Positional_Coverbs|coverbs ]] in verb serialization constructions. | # Rather than using cases or adpositions to indicate non-core thematic relations, Nankôre employs [[Nankôre#Directional-Positional_Coverbs|coverbs ]] in verb serialization constructions. | ||
# The Connective ''si='' is used to bind dependents to their heads. | # The Connective ''si='' is used to bind dependents to their heads. It may work at the phrasal level, such as in the noun phrase ''Koykare si=naho ras'', "The boy's mother", or at the clausal level, e.g. ''Makse cire itá, si=rihat cire sip'itá', si=ekah'', "lit: The mouse died, the hawk killed it was the reason." | ||
More information about the grammar can be found in the [[Nankôre|Nankôre wiki]]. Readers are directed to the sections dealing with the [[Nankôre#The_Nominal_Hierarchy|animacy hierarchy]] and familiarize themselves with the direct-inverse marking system of the [[Nankôre#The_Copula|copula]], as well as the [[Nankôre#The_Verb_Complex|verb complex]]. | More information about the grammar can be found in the [[Nankôre|Nankôre wiki]]. Readers are directed to the sections dealing with the [[Nankôre#The_Nominal_Hierarchy|animacy hierarchy]] and familiarize themselves with the direct-inverse marking system of the [[Nankôre#The_Copula|copula]], as well as the [[Nankôre#The_Verb_Complex|verb complex]]. | ||