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The verb phrase in Nankôre require at a minimum an initial verb, plus one of the clause-final auxiliaries, '' 'itá' '' for transitive clauses, and '' 'iná'' '. An initial verb may be the main verb itself, or an auxiliary. A sort of division of labor exists between these components; one set of clitics or affixes may attach to one of the components, and another set to the other component. | The verb phrase in Nankôre require at a minimum an initial verb, plus one of the clause-final auxiliaries, '' 'itá' '' for transitive clauses, and '' 'iná'' '. An initial verb may be the main verb itself, or an auxiliary. A sort of division of labor exists between these components; one set of clitics or affixes may attach to one of the components, and another set to the other component. | ||
The following set of markers cliticize to the first verb of the VP, which may be either the main verb, or a coverb. All preverbal clitics attach to the the initial verb | The following set of markers cliticize to the first verb of the VP, which may be either the main verb, or a coverb. All preverbal clitics attach to the the initial verb: | ||
#Inverse | #Inverse | ||
#Aspect | #Aspect | ||
However, a set of bound morphemes, occurring as suffixes, attach exclusively to the main verb, regardless | However, a set of bound morphemes, occurring as suffixes, attach exclusively to the main verb, regardless of whether the verb occurs initial position in the verb phrase or not: | ||
#Evidentials | #Evidentials | ||
Finally, the auxiliary hosts the following set of | Modal verbs, when they occur, follow the main verb, displaying leftward scope-ordering, e.g. ''Kôreak képorih iná'!'' "I am trying to speak!". | ||
Finally, the auxiliary '' 'iná'/'itá' '' hosts the following set of affixes: | |||
#Inverse | #Inverse | ||