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→The topic marker, the relativiser and definiteness
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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. | Both the topic marker and the relativiser indicate what would be definiteness in English. There is a slight difference in usage, however. The relativiser indicates a less important focus than the topic marker. | ||
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;" | {| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;" | ||
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<!-- Sentence --> | <!-- Sentence --> | ||
| colspan=" | | colspan="6"|'''Tsúnanir yàtsúnan.''' | ||
! | ! | ||
| colspan=" | | colspan="6"| '''Tsúnasir yàtsúnan.''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
<!-- Pronunciation--> | <!-- Pronunciation--> | ||
| colspan=" | | colspan="6"|/t͡sʊ́nanɪr jat͡sʊ̀nan/ | ||
! | ! | ||
| colspan=" | | colspan="6"|/t͡sʊ́nasɪr jat͡sʊ̀nan/ | ||
! | ! | ||
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|tsúna | |tsúna | ||
| -n | | -n | ||
| -ir | |||
| ‹yà› | | ‹yà› | ||
| tsúna | | tsúna | ||
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|tsúna | |tsúna | ||
| -s | | -s | ||
| -ir | |||
| ‹yà› | | ‹yà› | ||
| tsúna | | tsúna | ||
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<!-- Gloss--> | <!-- Gloss--> | ||
| | |to run.{{sc|pred.}} | ||
| | |{{sc|.rel.3.n.sg}} | ||
|‹{{sc|pres.perf.3. | |{{sc|.agent.mn}} | ||
| | |‹{{sc|pres.perf.3.mn.s}}› | ||
|‹{{sc|pres.perf.3. | |run | ||
|‹{{sc|pres.perf.3.mn.s}}› | |||
! | ! | ||
| | |to run.{{sc|pred.}} | ||
|{{sc|.topic}} | |||
|{{sc|. | |{{sc|.agent.mn}} | ||
| | |‹{{sc|pres.perf.3.mn.s}}› | ||
|‹{{sc|pres.perf.3. | |run | ||
| | |‹{{sc|pres.perf.3.mn.s}}› | ||
|‹{{sc|pres.perf.3. | |||
! | ! | ||
|- | |- | ||
<!-- Translations --> | <!-- Translations --> | ||
| colspan=" | | colspan="6"| ''The runner runs.'' [The runner has previously been mentioned] | ||
! | ! | ||
| colspan=" | | colspan="6"| ''The RUNNER runs.'' | ||
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<!-- Sentence --> | <!-- Sentence --> | ||
| colspan=" | | colspan="6"|'''Nína naas yàhúurayih.''' | ||
! | ! | ||
| colspan=" | | colspan="7"| '''Yéenínayih naas yàhúurayih.''' | ||
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| colspan=" | | colspan="7"|/jɛːnínajɪh naːs jaʔʊ̀ːʀajɪh/ | ||
! | ! | ||
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|‹jée› | |‹jée› | ||
|nína | |nína | ||
| | | ‹yih› | ||
| naas | | naas | ||
| ‹yà› | | ‹yà› | ||
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<!-- Translations --> | <!-- Translations --> | ||
| colspan="6"| '' | | colspan="6"| ''A girl loves the MAN.'' | ||
! | ! | ||
| colspan=" | | colspan="7"| ''The girl loves the MAN'' | ||
|} | |} | ||