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 There are two (non-interchangeable!) ways to say 'X is Y' where X and Y are nouns. (Khmer makes a similar distinction.)
-#''Y (COP) DET X'' - This is used to assert that nouns X and Y refer  to the same thing.
+#''X (COP) Y'' - This is used to assert that nouns X and Y refer  to the same thing.
 #:'''''Ñen a fawl ry ñiþúin awr dy.'''''
 #:DEM.DIST DET.SG year REL enter-PRET 3PL in
 #:That was the year in which they entered.
-#''dyb Y (COP) DET X'' (lit. X is in the set of all Y's) - This is used to assert that "X is-a Y".
+#''X COP dyb Y (PRON)'' (lit. X is in [the set of] all Y's) - This is used to assert that "X is-a Y".
-#:'''''Dyb croð a Socrátes, paryçtá bo croð. Ceeda paryçtá a Socrátes.'''''
+#:'''''Socrátes dyb croð (o), croð dyb paryçtá (o). Ceeda Socrátes dyb paryçta (o).'''''
-#:in-COL human DET.SG Socrates, mortal DET.COL human. therefore mortal DET.SG Socrates
+#:Socrates is_a human (3SG.M), human is_a mortal (3SG.M). therefore Socrates mortal (3SG.M).
 #:Socrates is human; humans are mortal. Hence Socrates is mortal.