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====The Copula ==== | ====The Copula ==== | ||
In terms of morphological complexity, the copula | In terms of morphological complexity, the copula hosts more affixes and clitics than the main verb; in addition to redundantly marking the Inverse voice, it also encodes tense, number, irrealis, inchoativity, and causation through a complex series of affixation. | ||
The copula serves two purposes: | The copula serves two purposes: | ||
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| style="width:64.01pt; " | tāsipnitán | | style="width:64.01pt; " | tāsipnitán | ||
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! rowspan="11" style="width:64.01pt; " | Hodiernal Past | ! rowspan="11" style="width:64.01pt; " | Hodiernal Past ‡ | ||
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| style="width:64.01pt; " | tápsipnitahán | | style="width:64.01pt; " | tápsipnitahán | ||
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‡ Note the irregular Indicative Hodiernal tense form; the Inverse marker does ''not'' lengthen as it does for the rest of the paradigm. | |||
====Derivation ==== | ====Derivation ==== |
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