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     The robin had shouted at the pig.
     The robin had shouted at the pig.


In the instance of a predicate-like construction of the form '''X is Y''', the X and Y are marked by the nominative, but X has an additional affix '''-as''' after the nominative marking. This may be understood as an additional nominative case in full as '''-nas''' or '''-ras'''.
In the instance of a predicate-like construction of the form '''X is Y''', the X and Y are marked by the nominative, but X has an additional affix '''-avas''' after the nominative marking. This may be understood as an additional nominative case in full as '''-navas''' or '''-ravas'''.


     ''Ururyandan''' ivenas'''''.
     ''Ururyandan''' ivenavas'''''.
     The bird is old.
     The bird is old.
     ''Ettan ururyanden '''iudairas'''''.
     ''Ettan ururyanden '''iudairavas'''''.
     Those birds are old ducks.
     Those birds are old ducks.


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