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:+The similative and partitive cases are also based on the vocative stem, as well as adjectives. | :+The similative and partitive cases are also based on the vocative stem, as well as adjectives. | ||
As explained above in the [[#Phonology|phonology section]], verbal stems tend to group in (C)VCC and participial stems in (C)V(C)C; nominative/ergative stems tend to be CVCVC, and oblique nominal stems CCVC if allowed by phonotactics | As explained above in the [[#Phonology|phonology section]], verbal stems tend to group in (C)VCC and participial stems in (C)V(C)C; nominative/ergative stems tend to be CVCVC, and oblique nominal stems CCVC if allowed by [[#Phonotactics|phonotactics]]. Unstressed epenthetics are inserted where needed, giving possible ^VCC(C/V) instead of expected CC(C/V), or CVCVC instead of expected CCVC. | ||
Examples, starting with theme vowel [a]: | Examples, starting with theme vowel [a]: | ||
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=====Adverbial form===== | =====Adverbial form===== | ||
The adverbial form of a verb has a couple of meanings: | |||
*as a simple adverb | |||
*following a noun in the [[#Nominative/ergative|nominative]] it functions as an [[#Adjectives|adjective]] | |||
*following a noun in the [[#Instrumental/comitative|instrumental]] it functions like a Latin [[:w:Ablative absolute|ablative absolute]]. | |||
For more cf. [[#Copula|copula]]. | |||
===Nouns=== | |||
====Nominative/ergative==== | ====Nominative/ergative==== | ||
====Genitive==== | ====Genitive==== | ||
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====Benefactive==== | ====Benefactive==== | ||
====Telic==== | ====Telic==== | ||
====Locatives==== | ====Locatives==== | ||
'''balášpi áytawon''' | '''balášpi áytawon''' | ||
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(literally there are worms in dogs, idiomatically, dogs have worms) | (literally there are worms in dogs, idiomatically, dogs have worms) | ||
====Instrumental/comitative==== | |||
====Similative==== | |||
===Derivational morphology=== | ===Derivational morphology=== |
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