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====The topic marker, the relativiser and definiteness==== | ====The topic marker, the relativiser and definiteness==== | ||
Both the topic marker and the relativiser indicate what would be definiteness in English. There is a slight difference in usage, however. | |||
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;" | {| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;" | ||
|+ | |+ | ||
<!-- Sentence --> | <!-- Sentence --> | ||
| colspan="6"|'''.''' | | colspan="6"|'''Tsúnan yàtsúnan.''' | ||
! | ! | ||
| colspan="6"| '''.''' | | colspan="6"| '''Tsúnas yàtsúnan.''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
<!-- Pronunciation--> | <!-- Pronunciation--> | ||
| colspan="6"|// | | colspan="6"|/t͡sʊ́nan jat͡sʊ̀najɪh/ | ||
! | ! | ||
| colspan="6"|// | | colspan="6"|/t͡sʊ́nas jat͡sʊ̀najɪh/ | ||
! | ! | ||
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<!-- Morphemes--> | <!-- Morphemes--> | ||
| | |nína | ||
| | | naas | ||
| ‹yà› | | ‹yà› | ||
| | | húura | ||
| ‹yih› | |||
! | |||
|‹jée› | |||
|nína | |||
| ‹n› | | ‹n› | ||
| naas | |||
| ‹yà› | |||
| húura | |||
| ‹yih› | |||
! | |||
|- | |||
<!-- Gloss--> | |||
|be girly.{{sc|pred.}} | |||
|be manly.{{sc|pred.+topic}} | |||
|‹{{sc|pres.perf.3.f.s}}› | |||
|love | |||
|‹{{sc|pres.perf.3.f.s}}› | |||
! | |||
|{{sc|.rel.3.f.sg}} | |||
|be girly.{{sc|pred.}} | |||
|{{sc|.rel.3.f.sg}} | |||
|be manly.{{sc|pred.+topic}} | |||
|‹{{sc|pres.perf.3.f.s}}› | |||
|love | |||
|‹{{sc|pres.perf.3.f.s}}› | |||
! | |||
|- | |||
<!-- Translations --> | |||
| colspan="6"| ''That girl loves the MAN.'' | |||
! | ! | ||
|naas | |||
| | | colspan="6"| ''The girl loves the MAN'' | ||
| - | |} | ||
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;" | |||
|+ | |||
<!-- Sentence --> | |||
| colspan="6"|'''Nína naas yàhúurayih.''' | |||
! | |||
| colspan="6"| '''Yéenínan naas yàhúurayih.''' | |||
|- | |||
<!-- Pronunciation--> | |||
| colspan="6"|/nína naːs jaʔʊ̀ːʀajɪh/ | |||
! | |||
| colspan="6"|/jɛːnínan naːs jaʔʊ̀ːʀajɪh/ | |||
! | |||
|- | |||
<!-- Morphemes--> | |||
|nína | |||
| naas | |||
| ‹yà› | | ‹yà› | ||
| | | húura | ||
| ‹yih› | |||
! | |||
|‹jée› | |||
|nína | |||
| ‹n› | | ‹n› | ||
| naas | |||
| ‹yà› | |||
| húura | |||
| ‹yih› | |||
! | ! | ||
|- | |- | ||
<!-- Gloss--> | <!-- Gloss--> | ||
|be | |be girly.{{sc|pred.}} | ||
| | |be manly.{{sc|pred.+topic}} | ||
|‹{{sc|pres.perf.3.f.s}}› | |||
|‹{{sc|pres.perf.3. | |love | ||
| | |‹{{sc|pres.perf.3.f.s}}› | ||
|‹{{sc|pres.perf.3. | |||
! | ! | ||
|{{sc|.rel.3.f.sg}} | |||
|be | |be girly.{{sc|pred.}} | ||
|{{sc|.rel.3.f.sg}} | |||
|{{sc|.rel.3. | |be manly.{{sc|pred.+topic}} | ||
|‹{{sc|pres.perf.3. | |‹{{sc|pres.perf.3.f.s}}› | ||
| | |love | ||
|‹{{sc|pres.perf.3. | |‹{{sc|pres.perf.3.f.s}}› | ||
! | ! | ||
|- | |- | ||
<!-- Translations --> | <!-- Translations --> | ||
| colspan="6"| ''.'' | | colspan="6"| ''That girl loves the MAN.'' | ||
! | ! | ||
| colspan="6"| '' | | colspan="6"| ''The girl loves the MAN'' | ||
|} | |} | ||