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See [[Sceptrian#Non-finite_forms|non-finite verb forms]] which utilize some possessive suffixes in adverbial clauses <-- something from Aoma (lettex) & Finnish (kävellessäni) | See [[Sceptrian#Non-finite_forms|non-finite verb forms]] which utilize some possessive suffixes in adverbial clauses <-- something from Aoma (lettex) & Finnish (kävellessäni) | ||
===Adpositions=== | ===Adpositions=== | ||
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* possessives follow nouns | * possessives follow nouns | ||
* predicative adjectives precede and attributive ones come after nouns | * predicative adjectives precede and attributive ones come after nouns | ||
===Emphasizing clitics=== | |||
Suffixes ''ma'' (for ABS) and ''noh'' (for ERG) are used to emphasize either the object or the agent: ''Ónzaiton dothee'''noh''' pof.'' (It is the man who's lifting the feather) vs. ''Ónzaiton dothee pof'''ma'''.'' (It is the feather that the man is lifting.). They are also used with verbs in antipassive constructions. | |||
When both are used, information conveyed by the verb becomes veritable: ''Józaitoi dotheenoh pofma.'' (I can swear that the man lifted the feather.) | |||
The suffixes are also used with alienable possessive forms to separate the possessor from indirect objects. Chosen depending on the ergativity of the possessum: ''Jóvakuhoi suu pof swi'''ma''' swi.'' (He gave her feather to him.) | |||
===Clauses=== | ===Clauses=== | ||