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===Predicative complements=== | ===Predicative complements=== | ||
====Simple predicative expressions==== | ====Simple predicative expressions==== | ||
In Tsan, the predicative complement of an expression is equivalent to the predicate itself. All content words are predicates in their own right, due to a copula | In Tsan, the predicative complement of an expression is equivalent to the predicate itself. All content words are predicates in their own right, due to a stative suffix, which has parallels in the English copula. The stative is a null suffix in the third person proximate homus, and the person and number congruate with the subject, whilst the gender congruates with the topic. The subject can also be marked independently. | ||
{{Scriptgloss/indexable | {{Scriptgloss/indexable | ||
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|IPA = [ˈkat͡sa] | |IPA = [ˈkat͡sa] | ||
| morphemes = katsa-∅ | | morphemes = katsa-∅ | ||
| gloss = songbird.N-3SG.PROX.HO | | gloss = songbird.N-STAT.3SG.PROX.HO | ||
| translation = It is a songbird. | | translation = It is a songbird. | ||
| index = 1 | | index = 1 | ||
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|phrase = katsawí | |phrase = katsawí | ||
|IPA = [ˈkat͡sajiɨ̯] | |IPA = [ˈkat͡sajiɨ̯] | ||
| morphemes = katsa- | | morphemes = katsa-w-í | ||
| gloss = songbird.N- | | gloss = songbird.N-1-STAT.HE | ||
| translation = I am a songbird. | | translation = I am a songbird. | ||
| index = 2 | | index = 2 | ||
}}{{Scriptgloss/indexable | }}{{Scriptgloss/indexable | ||
|script = ᎧᏊᎲ:Ꮁ | |script = ᎧᏊᎲ:Ꮁ | ||
|phrase = | |phrase = katsakín | ||
|IPA = [ | |IPA = [ˈkat͡sakẽː] | ||
| morphemes = katsa- | | morphemes = katsa-kí-n | ||
| gloss = songbird.N- | | gloss = songbird.N-2-STAT.HE-PL | ||
| translation = You are songbirds. | | translation = You are songbirds. | ||
| index = 3 | | index = 3 | ||