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====Tonal patterns of nominals==== | ====Tonal patterns of nominals==== | ||
Every noun falls under one of two tonal paradigms, derived from the Proto-Talsmic relic classifier clitic system: | Every noun falls under one of two tonal paradigms, derived from the Proto-Talsmic relic classifier clitic system: | ||
*'''Unpossessed''' | *'''Unpossessed:''' {{sc|*noun<nowiki>=</nowiki>clf}} | ||
*'''Absolute''' | *'''Absolute:''' {{sc|*possessum-suffix}} | ||
*'''Conjunct''' | *'''Conjunct:''' {{sc|*possessum-suffix<nowiki>=</nowiki>clf possessor}} | ||
By corollary the absolute possessed forms have non-final downstep, and the unpossessed and conjunct forms have the same pattern the choice of which is lexically determined. | By corollary the absolute possessed forms have non-final downstep, and the unpossessed and conjunct forms have the same pattern the choice of which is lexically determined. | ||