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Page 136
... third person . The fact that only third persons partake in the obviation system of Kutenai is also reflected in the possessive construction . While , as shown above , nouns possessed by third persons are syntactically obviative in Kute ...
... third person . The fact that only third persons partake in the obviation system of Kutenai is also reflected in the possessive construction . While , as shown above , nouns possessed by third persons are syntactically obviative in Kute ...
Page 137
... persons compete with third persons for proximate status . But the examples in the preceding section show that this is not so . Clauses with a first person subject acting on a proximate third person object do not bear the obviative ...
... persons compete with third persons for proximate status . But the examples in the preceding section show that this is not so . Clauses with a first person subject acting on a proximate third person object do not bear the obviative ...
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... third person.15 In Kutenai , it shows up in the third person possessive suffix - > is , and since obviation is specifically associated with third person ( ignor- ing the Kutenai phenomenon discussed in Section 9 ) , the obviative -s ...
... third person.15 In Kutenai , it shows up in the third person possessive suffix - > is , and since obviation is specifically associated with third person ( ignor- ing the Kutenai phenomenon discussed in Section 9 ) , the obviative -s ...
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Algonquian American animals Anne's appear band bear Canadian Carleton University century Cherokee chief claim clan clause Company consonant contain continued Court Cree culture Delaware described dialects discourse discussion early English evidence example fact final furs given hunting important included Indian indicates individual inverse involved issues John Kutenai Lake land languages Linguistics living marked meaning Michigan Micmac Native North noted nouns object obviation obviative occur Ojibwa Ontario participant pattern political possessed possible present Press prox proximate question records reduplication reference reported represent River Roy's shift shows similar social society stem story suggests syllable third person trade traditional trappers treaty tribe United University verb Vincent vowel White York young