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<p>The man (subject, <em>mimy</em>) gave the stone (direct object, <em>p'áñel</em>) to the woman (indirect object, <em>xek'a</em>).</p> | <p>The man (subject, <em>mimy</em>) gave the stone (direct object, <em>p'áñel</em>) to the woman (indirect object, <em>xek'a</em>).</p> | ||
<p>As it has been mentioned before, this phrase on its own | <p>As it has been mentioned before, this phrase on its own takes the indirect object (the woman) as its primary argument. This allows a speaker to construct a sentence when only this argument is specified (arguments in brackets are optional):</p> | ||
<p><em>Λuwħåls xek'aħ [ga] [p'áñelt].</em></p> | <p><em>Λuwħåls xek'aħ [ga] [p'áñelt].</em></p> | ||