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When verbs / adjectives are used as modifiers, the dependent form is used when the modifier | When verbs / adjectives are used as modifiers, the dependent form is used when the modifier | ||
is | is restrictive ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restrictiveness ), and the | ||
independent form is used when the modifier is restrictive e.g. from the work teyláae | independent form is used when the modifier is non-restrictive e.g. from the work teyláae | ||
/teilɛˤː/ - shirt, we can say: | /teilɛˤː/ - shirt, we can say: | ||
teyláae `ròedla /teilɛːˤ ʱʁɘʱdɮa/ – a red shirt | teyláae `ròedla /teilɛːˤ ʱʁɘʱdɮa/ – a red shirt | ||
( | (restrictive) | ||
teyláae `ròedù /teilɛːˤ ʱʁɘʱduʱ/ – the red shirt | teyláae `ròedù /teilɛːˤ ʱʁɘʱduʱ/ – the red shirt | ||
(restrictive) | (non-restrictive) | ||