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|IPA = [t͡ɕɑ̃ʔukaŋ] | |IPA = [t͡ɕɑ̃ʔukaŋ] | ||
| morphemes = tshanu-k-{{blue|á}}-n | | morphemes = tshanu-k-{{blue|á}}-n | ||
| gloss = boy.M- | | gloss = boy.M-2-{{blue|SAM}}-PL | ||
| translation = | | translation = You are horses. | ||
| index = 13 | |||
}}The system is sometimes more versatile than the English grammatical gender. In the last example (13), we are able to deduce that "you" in this instance are males, since they are the same gender as the speaker. | |||
{{gloss/indexable | |||
|phrase = thúrina | |||
|IPA = [θuβ̞ʀẽʔa] | |||
| morphemes = thúrina-{{red|∅}} | |||
| gloss = women.F.IRREG-3.{{red|DIFF}} | |||
| translation = She is a woman. | |||
| index = 13 | | index = 13 | ||
}} | }} | ||
====Predicative nominatives==== | ====Predicative nominatives==== | ||