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===Disambiguation=== | ===Disambiguation=== | ||
One function of locative verbs is to resolve potential ambiguities. | One function of locative verbs is to resolve potential ambiguities. When used solely for classification in lemma form, a locative verb is unstressed and thereby shortened, resembling a particle. | ||
{| | {| | ||
|{{gloss | |{{gloss | ||
|phrase=ammõõ | |phrase=ammõõ bo | ||
|IPA=[ | |IPA=[ʔm̩ˈmũ̯õ̞ː‿ᵐbʊ] | ||
|gloss=POSS-head LOC:CRESC.STAT.IND | |gloss=POSS-head LOC:CRESC.STAT.IND | ||
|translation=hair (on the head) | |translation=hair (on the head) | ||
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|{{gloss | |{{gloss | ||
|phrase=ammõõ | |phrase=ammõõ la | ||
|IPA=[ | |IPA=[ʔm̩ˈmũ̯õ̞ː‿ⁿd͡ɮɑ] | ||
|gloss=POSS-head LOC:STAT.STAT.IND | |gloss=POSS-head LOC:STAT.STAT.IND | ||
|translation=head (on the body) | |translation=head (on the body) | ||
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|{{gloss | |{{gloss | ||
|phrase=ammõõ | |phrase=ammõõ go | ||
|IPA=[ | |IPA=[ʔm̩ˈmũ̯õ̞ː‿ᵑɡʊ] | ||
|gloss=POSS-head LOC:ACT.STAT.IND | |gloss=POSS-head LOC:ACT.STAT.IND | ||
|translation=head (detached from the body) | |translation=head (detached from the body) | ||
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|} | |} | ||
Further verbs can be serially connected after indicating the nature of a nominal using a locative verb. | |||
{{gloss | {{gloss | ||
|phrase=ao ammõõ | |phrase=ao ammõõ bo oada | ||
|IPA=[ʔɑːʊ̯‿ʔm̩ˈmũ̯õ̞ː‿ᵐbo̞‿ˈwɔ̯ɑː.ðɐ] | |IPA=[ʔɑːʊ̯‿ʔm̩ˈmũ̯õ̞ː‿ᵐbo̞‿ˈwɔ̯ɑː.ðɐ] | ||
|gloss=ao POSS-head LOC:CRESC.STAT.IND shine.STAT.IND | |gloss=ao POSS-head LOC:CRESC.STAT.IND shine.STAT.IND |
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