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| morphemes = katsa-yín | | morphemes = katsa-yín | ||
| gloss = songbird.N-2PL.HE | | gloss = songbird.N-2PL.HE | ||
| translation = You | | translation = You are songbirds. | ||
| index = 3 | | index = 3 | ||
}} | }} | ||
====Predicative nominatives==== | ====Predicative nominatives==== | ||
If the subject of the expression is stated independently, it is marked with a specifier, (SPEC), which roughly translates as the English relative determiner ''that which'', or the construction ''it is […] that is […]''. The post-vocalic form is ''–n'' and the post-consonantal form is ''–i''. | If the subject of the expression is stated independently, it is marked with a specifier, (SPEC), which roughly translates as the English relative determiner ''that which'', or the construction ''it is […] that is […]''. The post-vocalic form is ''–n'' and the post-consonantal form is ''–i''. | ||