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===Noun phrase=== | ===Noun phrase=== | ||
''va'' and ''to'' are used as specified and unspecified determiners before the noun phrase (like Lushootseed ''ti'' and ''kwi''). Determiners are not used with prepositions. | ''va'' and ''to'' are used as specified and unspecified determiners before the noun phrase (like Lushootseed ''ti'' and ''kwi''). Determiners are not used with prepositions. | ||
''to'' is used with questions and negated statements. Example: | |||
:'''''Es to bris mi?''''' | :'''''Es to bris mi?''''' | ||
:Is this a language? | :''Is this a language?'' | ||
:'''''Ni to lennos mi.'' (< lenn 'smoke' + ''*-ás'' (?) 'instrument') | |||
:''This is not a pipe.'' | |||
Determiners can be omitted in elevated language. | Determiners can be omitted in elevated language. | ||