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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: {{sc|*noun<nowiki>=</nowiki>classifier}}
*Unpossessed: {{sc|*noun<nowiki>=</nowiki>classifier}}
*Absolute: {{sc|*possessum-suffix}} ("house of hers")
*Absolute: {{sc|*possessum-suffix}}
*Conjunct: {{sc|*possessum-suffix<nowiki>=</nowiki>classifier possessor}} ("house-of-hers, [classifier] of Mary")
*Conjunct: {{sc|*possessum-suffix<nowiki>=</nowiki>classifier 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.