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→Copula: Locative Verb
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The dog's teeth are sharp. | The dog's teeth are sharp. | ||
===Locative Verb=== | |||
Unlike English, to express location, Thangha' speakers use a different verb to the copula. This is /ʔe/, which usually takes an atelic prefix to become /ʎəˈʔe/. For example: | |||
/ʎə-ˈʔe ˈjiːtəʔ saⁿpʲəⁿ=ˈʂaⁿsəʔ/ | |||
[ʎɪˈʔe ˈjiːtəʔ sɛmpʲɘɳ=ˈʂɑnsəʔ] | |||
ATEL-LOC food.ABS next.to=boss | |||
The food is next to the boss. | |||
As can be seen in the above example, in contrast to the copula verb, the locative verb is intransitive, and the subject takes the absolutive case. | |||
==Relative Clauses== | ==Relative Clauses== | ||