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*'''Independent argument''' – an independent argument is not marked on the predicate, such as ''él'', in ''él cambió pasaporte''. | *'''Independent argument''' – an independent argument is not marked on the predicate, such as ''él'', in ''él cambió pasaporte''. | ||
*'''Content word''' – equivalent to a verb or a noun in Tsan linguistic terminology. | *'''Content word''' – equivalent to a verb or a noun in Tsan linguistic terminology. | ||
===Predicative complements=== | |||
====Simple predicative expressions==== | |||
In Tsan, the predicative complement of an expression is equivalent to the predicate itself. All content words are predicates in their own right, due to a copula suffix. This copula is a null suffix in the third person proximate, but it congruates with the subject. The subject does not need to be independent, and is only marked on the predicate. | |||
{{Scriptgloss/indexable | |||
|script = ᎧᏊ | |||
|phrase = katsa | |||
|IPA = [ˈkat͡sa] | |||
| morphemes = katsa-∅ | |||
| gloss = songbird.N-3SG.PROX.HO | |||
| translation = It is a songbird. | |||
| index = 1 | |||
}}{{Scriptgloss/indexable | |||
|script = ᎧᏊᏪ: | |||
|phrase = katsawí | |||
|IPA = [ˈkat͡saɰiɨ̯] | |||
| morphemes = katsa-wí | |||
| gloss = songbird.N-1SG.HE | |||
| translation = I am a songbird. | |||
| index = 2 | |||
}}{{Scriptgloss/indexable | |||
|script = ᎧᏊᎲ:Ꮁ | |||
|phrase = katsayín | |||
|IPA = [ˈkat͡saʝẽː] | |||
| morphemes = katsa-yín | |||
| gloss = songbird.N-2PL.HE | |||
| translation = You all are a songbird. | |||
| index = 3 | |||
}}{{Scriptgloss/indexable | |||
|script = ᎧᏊᏮᎲ:Ꮁ | |||
|phrase = katsaniyín | |||
|IPA = [ˈkat͡sʌ̃ʔiʝẽː] | |||
| morphemes = katsa-ni-yín | |||
| gloss = songbird.N-PL-2PL.HE | |||
| translation = You all are songbirds. | |||
| index = 4 | |||
}} | |||
''Note to self: Discard (3) in favour of implicit number?'' | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||