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===Noun phrase===
===Noun phrase===
''a'' (''að'' before a vowel or after ''a'') is used as a determiner before the noun phrase (like Lushootseed ''ti'' and ''kʷi''). Determiners are not used with prepositions or when the noun is used as a predicate.
''a'' (''að'' before a vowel or after ''a'') is used as a determiner before the noun phrase (like Lushootseed ''ti'' and ''kʷi''). Determiners are not used with prepositions or when the noun is used as a predicate.
:'''''Twm lennos mend.'''''
:NEG smoking_pipe this
:''This is not a pipe.''
Compare:
:'''''Lennos mend.'''''
:smoking_pipe this
:''This is a pipe.''


Determiners can be omitted in elevated language.
Determiners can be omitted in elevated language.