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The predicative complement, or predicate, then agrees with the subject. If both the subject and complement are in the third person, the predicate agreement becomes obviative.
The predicative complement, or predicate, agrees with the topic. The topic, most often the subject, is marked with the third person singular homus suffix, as well as the specifier.


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|script = Ꮡ:Ꮾ ᏡᎪᏕ:
|script = Ꮡ:Ꮾ ᏡᎪᏕ:
|phrase = yóni tsháatlí
|phrase = yóni tsháatlá
|IPA = [ˈʝɒ̃ʔi ˈt͡ɕaːt͡ɬiɨ̯]
|IPA = [ˈʝɒ̃ʔi ˈt͡ɕaːt͡ɬaː]
| morphemes = yón-∅-i tsháatli;í
| morphemes = yón-∅-i tsháatli;á
| gloss = 1SG.M-3SG.PROX.HO-SPEC nice.N;3SG.OBV.HE
| gloss = 1SG.M-3SG.PROX.HO-SPEC nice.N;3SG.PROX.HE
| translation = John is nice.
| translation = John is nice.
| index = 2.6
| index = 2.6
}}{{Scriptgloss/indexable
}}{{Scriptgloss/indexable
|script = Ꮡ:Ꮾ ᎪᏌᎪ
|script = Ꮡ:Ꮾ ᎪᏌᎪ
|phrase = yóni andáa
|phrase = yóni anda
|IPA = [ˈʝɒ̃ʔi ˈʌ̃tʼaː]
|IPA = [ˈʝɒ̃ʔi ˈʌ̃tʼa]
| morphemes = yón-∅-i anda-á
| morphemes = yón-∅-i anda-
| gloss = 1SG.M-3SG.PROX.HO-SPEC man.N;3SG.OBV.HO
| gloss = 1SG.M-3SG.PROX.HO-SPEC man.N-3SG.PROX.HO
| translation = John is a man.
| translation = John is a man.
| index = 2.7
| index = 2.7