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This caused some triggers to be reinterpreted as noun-deriving affixes in some daughter languages. Demonstration by contrived example, with the instrument trigger: | This caused some triggers to be reinterpreted as noun-deriving affixes in some daughter languages. Demonstration by contrived example, with the instrument trigger: | ||
:'''''p{{angbr| | :'''''p{{angbr|ăk}}tuś fit rif fit Qin ŋă măXokis.''''' | ||
:{{angbr|INST}}stab IND 1SG IND 3SG.M DIR stone-F | :{{angbr|INST}}stab IND 1SG IND 3SG.M DIR stone-F | ||
:''I stabbed him with the stone.'' | :''I stabbed him with the stone.'' | ||
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Some "adjectives" are actually prepositional phrases instead of verbs: | Some "adjectives" are actually prepositional phrases instead of verbs: | ||
''*Xu Qopr fit fedn | ''*Xu Qopr fit fedn Xtăr.'' (PRED high.NOM DIR creature black) 'The black one is up high.' | ||
== Sample text == | == Sample text == |
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