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... INVERSE - INDIC woman - OBV man ' The woman saw the man . ' ( A ) Since the function of verbs bearing this suffix is analogous to inverse verbs in Algonquian , this suffix can be described as an inverse suffix . As dis- cussed below ...
... INVERSE - INDIC woman - OBV man ' The woman saw the man . ' ( A ) Since the function of verbs bearing this suffix is analogous to inverse verbs in Algonquian , this suffix can be described as an inverse suffix . As dis- cussed below ...
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... inverse verb form from Dahlstrom ( 1986 : 54 ) . ( 34 ) wa pam - iko - yi - w - a see - inverse - obv - 3 - obv ' He [ obv ] sees him [ obv ] . ' ( Dahlstrom 1986 : 54 ) And ( 35 ) is an example of a double obviative inverse clause from ...
... inverse verb form from Dahlstrom ( 1986 : 54 ) . ( 34 ) wa pam - iko - yi - w - a see - inverse - obv - 3 - obv ' He [ obv ] sees him [ obv ] . ' ( Dahlstrom 1986 : 54 ) And ( 35 ) is an example of a double obviative inverse clause from ...
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... inverse con- struction in Algonquian is the role of a person hierarchy , the inverse form of a verb being used when the notional object is higher on a person hierarchy than the notional subject . In other cases , such as Cherokee and ...
... inverse con- struction in Algonquian is the role of a person hierarchy , the inverse form of a verb being used when the notional object is higher on a person hierarchy than the notional subject . In other cases , such as Cherokee and ...
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