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==Copula== | ==Copula== | ||
In North-East Antarctican, the copula is the particle / | In North-East Antarctican, the copula is the particle /haˈʔɨsːɨ/. This can be used for nominal predication e.g. | ||
dʷaˈʔɨ̤ːɻɨ | dʷaˈʔɨ̤ːɻɨ haˈʔɨsːɨ ɾʲɨmʲ=ɨˈɲɨ̰ | ||
these COP animal.PL.INDEF=dog | these COP animal.PL.INDEF=dog | ||
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mɨhaj=ɨˈɲɨ̰ | mɨhaj=ɨˈɲɨ̰ haˈʔɨsːɨ kɨwaˈn=ɨ̰mːʲɨ | ||
1PS.SG.POSS=dog COP LOC.SG.INDEF=fjord | 1PS.SG.POSS=dog COP LOC.SG.INDEF=fjord | ||
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mɨhaj=ɨˈɲɨ̰ | mɨhaj=ɨˈɲɨ̰ haˈʔɨsːɨ ˈka̤ɫːaʔɨdʷɨʔa | ||
1PS.SG.POSS=dog COP warm | 1PS.SG.POSS=dog COP warm | ||
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However, it is important to note that, unlike English, the copula / | However, it is important to note that, unlike English, the copula /haˈʔɨsːɨ/ is a particle and not a verb, and does not take TAM or other inflections. | ||
==Predicative Possession== | |||
Like English, there is a transitive verb meaning "to have", /ˈka̤gːʷɨ/ e.g. | |||
dʷəɻɨ=ˈma̤ɴ ja-ˈka̤gːʷɨ ɾʲɨmʲ=ɨˈɲɨ̰ | |||
those=man PRES.ATEL-have animal.PL.INDEF=dog | |||
Those men have dogs. | |||
Normally, /ˈka̤gːʷɨ/ is used with atelic prefixes. With telic prefixes, it means "get" or "obtain" e.g. | |||
dʷəɻɨ=ˈma̤ɴ bɨʔa-ˈka̤gːʷɨ ɾʲɨmʲ=ɨˈɲɨ̰ | |||
those=man PRES.TEL-have animal.PL.INDEF=dog | |||
Those men got dogs. | |||