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:''Duvwŋ a (fa) dy iant.'' | :''Duvwŋ a (fa) dy iant.'' | ||
:It's the teacher who is sleeping. | :It's the teacher who is sleeping. | ||
===Contrasting=== | |||
Contrastive part-clauses borrow the syntax used in focused clauses. | |||
:''Dy ell Rewhd a Maið, ah twm a ry Hmorill.'' | |||
: Rewhd loves Maið, but Hmorill does not [love him]. | |||
:''Dy ell a Rewhd a Maið, ah twm a Gelli.'' | |||
:Rewhd loves Maið, but she does not love Gelli. | |||
==Ergativity== | ==Ergativity== | ||