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===Modification=== | ===Modification=== | ||
Modification is chiefly accomplished by repeating what is to be modified in another clause. Often, this will not look like repetition from the surface forms because what is repeated may be in verb form in one clause and noun form in the modifying clause. | |||
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| colspan="20" | '''''Keemaxi jimujai maagavu.''''' | |||
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| colspan="20" | <small>[ˈkeːmaʔi ʒimuˈʒai̯ ˈmaːŋavu]</small> | |||
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| '''k_m_x_''' || the monkey || '''_ee_a_i''' || eats | |||
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| '''j_m_j_''' || what is directly affected || '''_i_u_ai''' || is a banana | |||
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| '''m_g_v_''' || the banana || '''_aa_a_u''' || is large | |||
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| colspan="20" | ''The monkey eats a big banana.'' | |||
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| colspan="20" | ''It is clear to me that I love you.'' | | colspan="20" | ''It is clear to me that I love you.'' | ||
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===Negation=== | ===Negation=== | ||