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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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|-
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Note the irregular forms ''kat<u>á</u>'' and ''katáta<u>na</u>''.
Affix/clitic chaining can occur with all pronominal forms, as in one of the sample sentences in the previous section, demonstrated again here:
{{Gloss
|phrase = Di-yu-l-n-ye-yi-ne gu ki-la-y ha gu i-k-le-b-fe ma-n u-ka-n-yen (Iyyaħmi) <br/> Junyé:na glay haglev man ukɑ̃ny (Tashunka) <br/> Julanáina gu kilái ha kileva mana, ukan hen! (Schumann)
| IPA = /d͡zu'ɲeɪnɛ glaɪ 'haglɛv man u'kãɲ/ (Iyyaħmi, Tashunka) <br/> /d͡zula'naɪna gu kɪ'laɪ ha kɪlɛva mana 'ukan hɛn/ Schumann
| morphemes = ji-ula-nai-na kilái ha=kilevá man ukan-hen <br/> ji-úla-nai-na gu kilái ha kil-eva mana ukan hen
| gloss = 1S.NOM-2S.ACC-FUT-GEN heart SGV house-LOC still go wreak.havok EMPH <br/> 1S.NOM-2S.ACC-FUT-GEN soon house SGV=house-LOC go-EMPH
| translation = I will enter your house and still ruin you! / I will soon enter your house and still ruin you!
}}


====Affix Chaining====
====Affix Chaining====
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