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:palm be 3PL.POSS.PL leaf big | :palm be 3PL.POSS.PL leaf big | ||
:''Palms have big leaves.'' [lit. palms-in-general, their leaves are big] | :''Palms have big leaves.'' [lit. palms-in-general, their leaves are big] | ||
===Exceptions=== | |||
Sentences that are typically ''not'' topic prominent include: | Sentences that are typically ''not'' topic prominent include: | ||
*Weather: ''Dy tøøh ñwi.'' = It's raining. | *Weather: ''Dy tøøh ñwi.'' = It's raining. | ||
*In general, when a noun is specific and its existence or relevance is new information, it is not topicalized. | |||
==Noun phrase== | ==Noun phrase== | ||