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These compounds are no longer very common, and they are sometimes used attributively, confer ''the pretty girl'', instead of ''the girl is pretty''. Most of them have become fixed phrases, '''''šayyū''''' is a common way to call for a girl, for example. The word '''''okkamik''''' on the other hand is used for especially unempathetic people. Other examples include '''''omōkkānay''''', ''God is great'', and '''''wānawakāyuma''''', ''the sky is endless''. | These compounds are no longer very common, and they are sometimes used attributively, confer ''the pretty girl'', instead of ''the girl is pretty''. Most of them have become fixed phrases, '''''šayyū''''' is a common way to call for a girl, for example. The word '''''okkamik''''' on the other hand is used for especially unempathetic people. Other examples include '''''omōkkānay''''', ''God is great'', and '''''wānawakāyuma''''', ''the sky is endless''. | ||
== Intransitive clauses == | |||
:''See also: [[Kandi/Sandbox#Predicative_expressions|Kandi/Predicative expressions]]'' | |||
Intransitive clauses in Kandi are formed in a very similar manner to predicative expressions. In fact, there is no difference at all. Which... Can be tricky. In essence, there is no grammatical difference between ''I am biking'' and ''I am a bike''. | |||
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|phrase = sīkawī | |||
|IPA = [ˈsɪːkawɪː] | |||
| morphemes = sīka-∅=wī | |||
| gloss = bike({{sc|VI}})-{{sc|PRED}}={{sc|1SG}} | |||
| translation = I am a bike/I am biking | |||
| index = 12 | |||
}}{{gloss/indexable | |||
|phrase = tēndatšiwī | |||
|IPA = [ˈtɛːndat͡ʃɪwɪː] | |||
| morphemes = tēnda-∅-tši=wī | |||
| gloss = know({{sc|IX}})-{{sc|PRED}}-{{sc|DUB}}={{sc|1SG}} | |||
| translation = I am not sure I know | |||
| index = 13 | |||
}}{{gloss/indexable | |||
|phrase = yūri kānnam | |||
|IPA = [ˈjʊ͜βɾɪ ˈkaːdnam] | |||
| morphemes = yūr-∅-i kān-∅-yam | |||
| gloss = goat({{sc|II}})-{{sc|PRED}}-{{sc|SPEC}} sight(V)-{{sc|PRED}}-{{sc|INF}} | |||
| translation = The goat must have seen | |||
| index = 14 | |||
}} | |||
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