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*''Ulyn naw...'' = I might... (probabilistic) | *''Ulyn naw...'' = I might... (probabilistic) | ||
==Topicalization== | |||
Sometimes used | |||
:'''''Dy otsón, tŋiv aversfits a teþ zydóŋa twm hugmasgen.''''' | |||
:in plane, always intersect DET two line-PL not parallel | |||
:''In a plane, two nonparallel lines always intersect.'' | |||
==Infinitive absolute== | ==Infinitive absolute== | ||
In an infinitive absolute construction, the verb is repeated once before being "conjugated" for TAM. This is found in literary usage. | In an infinitive absolute construction, the verb is repeated once before being "conjugated" for TAM. This is found in literary usage. | ||