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*'''Conjunct:''' {{sc|*possessum-suffix<nowiki>=</nowiki>clf possessor}}
*'''Conjunct:''' {{sc|*possessum-suffix<nowiki>=</nowiki>clf possessor}}


The classifier clitic was deleted while determining the downstep pattern of the noun. By corollary the absolute possessed forms have non-final downstep, and the unpossessed and conjunct forms have the same pattern, the choice of which is lexically determined.
The classifier clitic was deleted while determining the downstep pattern of the noun. By corollary the absolute possessed forms have non-final downstep, and the unpossessed and conjunct forms have the same pattern (exceptions occur when the word ended in ''*ʔ''), the choice of which is lexically determined.


Adjectives will agree with the tonal pattern of the nouns they modify.
Adjectives will agree with the tonal pattern of the nouns they modify.