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# When followed by antitopics, often derogatory in nature, or interjections, e.g. ''Ussar tūmantirektaran hāran, kuhakna! >> ussar  tūman-tirek=de=aran hā-ra-an'' ([proper.noun] house-3S.NEUT.ABS+1S.ERG=ERG=DAT come-PAST-TRANS, idiot)  "Ussar came to my house, the fool!".  Again, this can occur only if the clause is an independent sentence or the final clause in a clause chain.
# When followed by antitopics, often derogatory in nature, or interjections, e.g. ''Ussar tūmantirektaran hāran, kuhakna! >> ussar  tūman-tirek=de=aran hā-ra-an'' ([proper.noun] house-3S.NEUT.ABS+1S.ERG=ERG=DAT come-PAST-TRANS, idiot)  "Ussar came to my house, the fool!".  Again, this can occur only if the clause is an independent sentence or the final clause in a clause chain.


== Vocabulary ==
== Glossary ==


''Main article in [[Minhast Vocabulary]]''
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg"
!Abbreviation
!Meaning
|-
| C
| Single Consonant
|-
| C <sub>1</sub> C <sub>2</sub>
| Consonant Cluster, Non-geminate
|-
| CC
| Geminate Consonant
|-
| V
| Single Vowel
|-
| VV
| Long/Geminate Vowel
|-
| (V)
| Quiescent Vowel
|-
| PN
| Proper Noun
|-
| NP
| Noun Phrase
|-
| VP
| Verb Phrase
|-
| OBL
| Oblique argument
|-
| GENT
| Gentilic
|-
| AGT
| Agent
|-
| PT
| Patient
|-
| ERG
| Ergative
|-
| ABS
| Absolutive
|-
| DAT
| Dative
|-
| INSTR
| Instrumental
|-
| CONN
| Connective
|-
| NEG
| Negator
|-
| CAUS
| Causative
|-
| DISTR
| Distributive
|-
| PART
| Partitive
|-
| REFLX
| Reflexive
|-
| RECIP
| Reciprocal
|-
| NI
| Noun Incorporation
|-
| NP
| Noun Phrase
|-
| VP
| Verb Phrase
|-
| APPL
| Applicative (generic)
|-
| AF
| Applicative Formation
|-
| DAT.APPL
| Dative Applicative
|-
| BEN.APPL
| Benefactive Applicative
|-
| INSTR.APPL
| Instrumental Applicative
|-
| S
| Singular
|-
| P
| Plural
|-
| MASC
| Masculine
|-
| FEM
| Feminine
|-
| ANIM.NEUT
| Animate Neuter
|-
| INANIM.NEUT
| Inanimate Neuter
|-
| 1P.INCL
| First Person Inclusive
|-
| 1P.EXCL
| First Person Exclusive
|-
| REM.PAST
| Remote Past Tense
|-
| PAST
| Past Tense
|-
| PRES
| Present Tense
|-
| IMM.FUT
| Immediate Future Tense
|-
| FUT
| Future Tense
|-
| IMPF
| Imperfect Aspect
|-
| PERF
| Perfect Aspect
|-
| TRANS
| Transitive marker
|-
| INTRANS
| Intransitive marker
|-
| ANTI
| Antipassive
|-
| SUB
| General Subordinator
|-
| PURP
| Purposive
|-
| IRREAL
| Irrealis
|-
| NOMLZ
| Nominalizer
|}


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