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===Weather and phenomena=== | ===Weather and phenomena=== | ||
Because these | Because these forces of nature are associated with high animate actors in Ash, the hierarchy (where high animates outrank even conjunct referents) means that verbs referring to them always take direct agency. Because this can be confusing without context, the force in question is usually topicalised using the determiner-classifier combination {{ash|oa na}} (not unlike "it" in "it's raining" in English). | ||
{{gloss | {{gloss | ||
|phrase={{ash|ẻ<u> | |phrase={{ash|<u>oa na</u> ẻ<u>d</u>seena<u>s</u> e}} | ||
|gloss=PROX-<u> | |gloss=<u>DET:DIST=CLF</u> PROX-<u>DIR</u>-rain.INCH-<u>CONJ</u>=MODV:EXP | ||
|translation=It started to rain (on us) (lit. "it (the high animate) started to rain on us") | |translation=It started to rain (on us) (lit. "it (the high animate) started to rain on us") | ||
}} | }} | ||
The full noun can also be explicitly stated if the verb itself does not clearly specify which force is meant. | |||
{{gloss | {{gloss | ||
|phrase={{ash|ỏ<u> | |phrase={{ash|<u>sãdn’ ona</u> ỏ<u>h</u>hodsa hga}} | ||
|gloss=DIST-<u>DIR</u>- | |gloss=<u>rain.ACT=DET:DIST=CLF</u> DIST-<u>DIR</u>-consume.INTS=MODV:DIR | ||
|translation=They said | |translation=They said the rain was battering them over there. | ||
}} | }} | ||
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
[[Category:Languages]] | [[Category:Languages]] | ||