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* The ergative in the examples above also serves as a genitive marker, as in Yup'ik. | * The ergative in the examples above also serves as a genitive marker, as in Yup'ik. | ||
* The Upper Minhast (Salmon, Horse, and Dog Speaker) dialects, as can be seen in this text sample, show the greatest amount of conservatism, and all are mutually intelligible with each other, although the Dog Speaker dialect has diverged enough such that speakers of the other Upper Minhast dialects report difficulties in understanding it. | * The Upper Minhast (Salmon, Horse, and Dog Speaker) dialects, as can be seen in this text sample, show the greatest amount of conservatism, and all are mutually intelligible with each other, although the Dog Speaker dialect has diverged enough such that speakers of the other Upper Minhast dialects report difficulties in understanding it. | ||
* Modern Standard Minhast (MSM) is closest, at least in morphology and syntax, to the Dog Speaker dialect. However, the Dog Speakers consider the national language difficult to understand, because over half of its lexicon is drawn from Lower Minhast sources. | * Modern Standard Minhast (MSM) is closest, at least in morphology and syntax, to the Dog Speaker dialect. However, the Dog Speakers consider the national language difficult to understand, because over half of its lexicon is drawn from Lower Minhast sources, and some phonological rules which govern the allomorphs of certain affixes and clitics, such as the ergative ''=de'', can differ significantly between the two dialects. | ||
* For whatever reason, the Osprey speakers treat ''baktet'' "tattoo" as an animate noun. Gender discordance in all Minhast dialects is common. | * For whatever reason, the Osprey speakers treat ''baktet'' "tattoo" as an animate noun. Gender discordance in all Minhast dialects is common. | ||
* The Gull Speaker text shows some features found in the Upper Minhast text, and others in the Osprey Speaker text. Features in the Gull Speaker text not found in the other texts are the underlying form of the polypersonal agreement affix ''-unkem-'', and the surface realization of the Ergative clitic after sandhi processes have been applied. | * The Gull Speaker text shows some features found in the Upper Minhast text, and others in the Osprey Speaker text. Features in the Gull Speaker text not found in the other texts are the underlying form of the polypersonal agreement affix ''-unkem-'', and the surface realization of the Ergative clitic after sandhi processes have been applied. | ||