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When an adjective modifies a noun, Kämpya makes a distinction between restrictive and non-restrictive (descriptive) adjectives [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restrictiveness]. It does this by putting restrictive adjectives in Tone Class 2, and placing them before the noun they modify e.g. | When an adjective modifies a noun, Kämpya makes a distinction between restrictive and non-restrictive (descriptive) adjectives [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restrictiveness]. It does this by putting restrictive adjectives in Tone Class 2, and placing them before the noun they modify e.g. | ||
/ | /ˈzwèʔp dô̰k/ | ||
fast.REST dog | fast.REST dog | ||
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Descriptive (non-restrictive) adjectives are in Tone Class 3 and follow the noun they modify e.g. | Descriptive (non-restrictive) adjectives are in Tone Class 3 and follow the noun they modify e.g. | ||
/dô̰k | /dô̰k ˈzwéʔp/ | ||
dog fast.DESC | dog fast.DESC | ||
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or | or | ||
/sôṵlà | /sôṵlà ˈjéḭ/ | ||
sun yellow.DESC | sun yellow.DESC | ||
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In the last case, it would never make any sense to say / | In the last case, it would never make any sense to say /jèḭ sôṵlà/, unless for some reason we were disambiguating between multiple suns. | ||
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