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The nominative-accusative distinction occurs in the portmanteau forms, which are etymologically transparent. The first segment of the portmanteau affix marks the nominative argument, while the second marks the accusative argument | The nominative-accusative distinction occurs in the portmanteau forms, which are etymologically transparent. The first segment of the portmanteau affix marks the nominative argument, while the second marks the accusative argument. Note the irregular forms ''kat<u>á</u>'' and ''katáta<u>na</u>''. | ||
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| katáji | | katáji | ||
| kulta | | kulta | ||
| kat''á'' | | kat<span style="color:blue; font-weight:bold">''á''</span> | ||
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! rowspan="4"| Plural | ! rowspan="4"| Plural | ||
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| kataji | | kataji | ||
| katúla | | katúla | ||
| katáta''na'' | | katáta<span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold">''na''</span> | ||
| katajta | | katajta | ||
| katulta | | katulta | ||
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====Affix Chaining==== | ====Affix Chaining==== |
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