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=====Number=====

=====Animacy-Number Agreement Marking=====

Verbs may be ''optionally'' marked by one of three agreement particles preceding the auxiliary to indicate the number and animacy of the core arguments in '''transitive''' verbs. The particles may exhibit free word order between the main verb and auxiliary; however, their usual location is immediately before the auxiliary.

Verbs may be ''optionally'' marked by one of three particles preceding the auxiliary to indicate the number of the core arguments. The particles may exhibit free word order between the main verb and auxiliary; however, their usual location is immediately before the auxiliary. Note that these particles can be used only for '''transitive''' clauses, thus the number of both core arguments, the higher animate noun and lower animate noun are both marked

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# Rompóy ~~kurashno~~ rayro tā'itá'. "The girl(s) played with the dog(s)."

# Rompóy kurasno rayro tā'itá'. "The girl(s) played with the dog(s)."

# Rompóy ~~kurashno~~ tarayro tā'itá'. "The dog(s) played with the girl(s)."

# Rompóy kurasno tarayro tā'itá'. "The dog(s) played with the girl(s)."

Higher Animate Plural x Lower Animate Singular

# Rompóy ~~kurashno~~ rayro nonkóy tā'itá'. "The girls played with the dog."

# Rompóy kurasno rayro nonkóy tā'itá'. "The girls played with the dog."

# Rompóy ~~kurashno~~ tarayro nonkóy tā'itá'. "The dog played with the girl."

# Rompóy kurasno tarayro nonkóy tā'itá'. "The dog played with the girl."

Higher Animate Singular x Lower Animate Plural

# Rompóy ~~kurashno~~ rayro kor tā'itá'. "The girl played with the dogs."

# Rompóy kurasno rayro kor tā'itá'. "The girl played with the dogs."

# Rompóy ~~kurashno~~ tarayro kor tā'itá'. "The dogs played with the girl."

# Rompóy kurasno tarayro kor tā'itá'. "The dogs played with the girl."

Higher Animate Plural x Lower Animate Plural

# Rompóy ~~kurashno~~ rayro nonkór tā'itá'. "The girls played with the dogs."

# Rompóy kurasno rayro nonkór tā'itá'. "The girls played with the dogs."

# Rompóy ~~kurashno~~ tarayro nonkór tā'itá'. "The dogs played with the girls."

# Rompóy kurasno tarayro nonkór tā'itá'. "The dogs played with the girls."

=====Auxiliary Verbs =====

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-=====Number=====
+=====Animacy-Number Agreement Marking=====
+Verbs may be ''optionally'' marked by one of three agreement particles preceding the auxiliary to indicate the number and animacy of the core arguments in '''transitive''' verbs.  The particles may exhibit free word order between the main verb and auxiliary; however, their usual location is immediately before the auxiliary.
-Verbs may be ''optionally'' marked by one of three particles preceding the auxiliary to indicate the number of the core arguments.  The particles may exhibit free word order between the main verb and auxiliary; however, their usual location is immediately before the auxiliary.  Note that these particles can be used only for '''transitive''' clauses, thus the number of both core arguments, the higher animate noun and lower animate noun are both marked
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-# Rompóy kurashno rayro tā'itá'.  "The girl(s) played with the dog(s)."
+# Rompóy kurasno rayro tā'itá'.  "The girl(s) played with the dog(s)."
-# Rompóy kurashno tarayro tā'itá'. "The dog(s) played with the girl(s)."
+# Rompóy kurasno tarayro tā'itá'. "The dog(s) played with the girl(s)."
 Higher Animate Plural x Lower Animate Singular
-# Rompóy kurashno rayro nonkóy tā'itá'. "The girls played with the dog."
+# Rompóy kurasno rayro nonkóy tā'itá'. "The girls played with the dog."
-# Rompóy kurashno tarayro nonkóy tā'itá'.  "The dog played with the girl."
+# Rompóy kurasno tarayro nonkóy tā'itá'.  "The dog played with the girl."
 Higher Animate Singular x Lower Animate Plural
-# Rompóy kurashno rayro kor tā'itá'.  "The girl played with the dogs."
+# Rompóy kurasno rayro kor tā'itá'.  "The girl played with the dogs."
-# Rompóy kurashno tarayro kor tā'itá'.  "The dogs played with the girl."
+# Rompóy kurasno tarayro kor tā'itá'.  "The dogs played with the girl."
 Higher Animate Plural x Lower Animate Plural
-# Rompóy kurashno rayro nonkór tā'itá'.  "The girls played with the dogs."
+# Rompóy kurasno rayro nonkór tā'itá'.  "The girls played with the dogs."
-# Rompóy kurashno tarayro nonkór tā'itá'.  "The dogs played with the girls."
+# Rompóy kurasno tarayro nonkór tā'itá'.  "The dogs played with the girls."
 =====Auxiliary Verbs =====