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* The Upper Minhast dialects, as can be seen in this text sample, is the most conservative dialect. | * The Upper Minhast dialects, as can be seen in this text sample, is the most conservative dialect. | ||
* For whatever reason, the Osprey speakers treat tattoo ("baktet") as an animate noun. Like the IE languages that retain gender distinctions, gender can be discordant in Minhast too. | * For whatever reason, the Osprey speakers treat tattoo ("baktet") as an animate noun. Like the IE languages that retain gender distinctions, gender can be discordant in Minhast too. | ||
* The Gull Speaker text shows some features found in the Upper Minhast text, and others in the Osprey Speaker text. Features in the Gull Speaker text not found in the other texts | * The Gull Speaker text shows some features found in the Upper Minhast text, and others in the Osprey Speaker text. Features in the Gull Speaker text not found in the other texts are the underlying form of the polypersonal agreement affix, and the surface realization of the Ergative clitic after sandhi processes have been applied. | ||
* The ergative also is used as a genitive marker, as in Yup'ik. | * The ergative also is used as a genitive marker, as in Yup'ik. | ||