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===Disambiguation===
===Disambiguation===


One function of locative verbs is to resolve potential ambiguities.
One function of locative verbs is to resolve potential ambiguities. When used solely for classification in lemma form, a locative verb is unstressed and thereby shortened, resembling a particle.


{|
{|


|{{gloss
|{{gloss
|phrase=ammõõ boo
|phrase=ammõõ bo
|IPA=[ʔm̩ˈmũ̯õ̞ː‿ˈᵐbu̯oː]
|IPA=[ʔm̩ˈmũ̯õ̞ː‿ᵐbʊ]
|gloss=POSS-head LOC:CRESC.STAT.IND
|gloss=POSS-head LOC:CRESC.STAT.IND
|translation=hair (on the head)
|translation=hair (on the head)
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|{{gloss
|{{gloss
|phrase=ammõõ laa
|phrase=ammõõ la
|IPA=[ʔm̩ˈmũ̯õ̞ː‿ˈⁿd͡ɮɑ̞ː]
|IPA=[ʔm̩ˈmũ̯õ̞ː‿ⁿd͡ɮɑ]
|gloss=POSS-head LOC:STAT.STAT.IND
|gloss=POSS-head LOC:STAT.STAT.IND
|translation=head (on the body)
|translation=head (on the body)
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|{{gloss
|{{gloss
|phrase=ammõõ goo
|phrase=ammõõ go
|IPA=[ʔm̩ˈmũ̯õ̞ː‿ˈᵑɡu̯oː]
|IPA=[ʔm̩ˈmũ̯õ̞ː‿ᵑɡʊ]
|gloss=POSS-head LOC:ACT.STAT.IND
|gloss=POSS-head LOC:ACT.STAT.IND
|translation=head (detached from the body)
|translation=head (detached from the body)
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|}
|}


When used solely for classification in lemma form followed by a serially connected main verb, a locative verb may be unstressed and thereby shortened, resembling a particle.
Further verbs can be serially connected after indicating the nature of a nominal using a locative verb.


{{gloss
{{gloss
|phrase=ao ammõõ boo oada
|phrase=ao ammõõ bo oada
|IPA=[ʔɑːʊ̯‿ʔm̩ˈmũ̯õ̞ː‿ᵐbo̞‿ˈwɔ̯ɑː.ðɐ]
|IPA=[ʔɑːʊ̯‿ʔm̩ˈmũ̯õ̞ː‿ᵐbo̞‿ˈwɔ̯ɑː.ðɐ]
|gloss=ao POSS-head LOC:CRESC.STAT.IND shine.STAT.IND
|gloss=ao POSS-head LOC:CRESC.STAT.IND shine.STAT.IND
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