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e.g. ''minóoyn yaryár/yaryaraán/yár/yaraán'' "small houses" | e.g. ''minóoyn yaryár/yaryaraán/yár/yaraán'' "small houses" | ||
Predicative and descriptive uses of adjectives are identical in the present (even in tone, unlike other verbs). Class III long forms can be used predicatively for disambiguation. Focus particles such as ''waa'' can also be used (note that in the present, ''waa'' can only be used with the long forms). | |||
e.g. ''ínanki <b>yár</b>'' "the '''small''' boy" | e.g. ''ínanki <b>yár</b>'' "the '''small''' boy" OR "the boy '''is small'''" | ||
:''ínanki (waa) <b>yáryaha</b>'' "the boy '''is small'''" | |||
:''ínanki (waa) <b> | |||
:''ínankíi <b>yaraáy</b>'' "the boy '''that was small'''" | :''ínankíi <b>yaraáy</b>'' "the boy '''that was small'''" | ||
:''ínankíi (waa) <b>yaraay</b>''"the boy '''was small'''" | :''ínankíi (waa) <b>yaraay</b>''"the boy '''was small'''" |
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