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{{Gloss | {{Gloss | ||
|phrase = Thērouna | |phrase = Thērouna nasērrhan. | ||
|IPA = /tʰeːˈrʊna | |IPA = /tʰeːˈrʊna naˈseːr̥ʰːan/ | ||
|morphemes = thēr-∅-{{red|ouna}} nasēr- | |morphemes = thēr-∅-{{red|ouna}} nasēr-rhan | ||
|gloss = go.ACT-IND.PRFV-AGT.1.SG boat.III-INS.SG | |gloss = go.ACT-IND.PRFV-AGT.1.SG boat.III-INS.SG | ||
|translation = We go by boat. | |translation = We go by boat. | ||
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|translation = I scratch my shoulders with my nails. | |translation = I scratch my shoulders with my nails. | ||
}} | }} | ||
=====Inanimate subjective instrumental===== | =====Inanimate subjective instrumental===== | ||
Marking the inanimate noun with the agentive is incorrect. This is a distinction quite well known in natural languages, and even the [[w:Proto-Indo-European|Proto-Indo-European]] language is supposed to have made the distinction. | Marking the inanimate noun with the agentive is incorrect. This is a distinction quite well known in natural languages, and even the [[w:Proto-Indo-European|Proto-Indo-European]] language is supposed to have made the distinction. | ||