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===Verb Phrase=== | ===Verb Phrase=== | ||
The verb phrase may contain up to three independent verb stems or roots. All verb phrases must end with the appropriate form of the auxiliary ''itá'', which was originally a copula but later on accreted voice, tense- aspect markers, and the secondary ''ta-'' Inverse marker. The main verb precedes the auxiliary and may be separated from it by a de-focused noun or by one or more adjuncts. De-focused nouns appear immediately after the main verb and adjuncts cannot be inserted between the two (see "Quasi-Incorporation). | The verb phrase may contain up to three independent verb stems or roots. All verb phrases must end with the appropriate form of the auxiliary ''itá'', which was originally a copula but later on accreted voice, tense- aspect markers, and the secondary ''ta-'' Inverse marker. The main verb precedes the auxiliary and may be separated from it by a de-focused noun or by one or more adjuncts. De-focused nouns appear immediately after the main verb and adjuncts cannot be inserted between the two (see "Quasi-Incorporation" below). Positional or motion verbs appear before the main verb. The primary ''ta-'' Inverse marker cliticizes to the first verb of the verb phrase. | ||
===Quasi-Incorporation=== | ===Quasi-Incorporation=== | ||