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In the English transla- tions the animate third persons are marked [ P ] , for proximate , or [ O ] for obviative . In one case where two degrees of obviation are distinguished by the verbal inflection , the second obviative ( sometimes ...
In the English transla- tions the animate third persons are marked [ P ] , for proximate , or [ O ] for obviative . In one case where two degrees of obviation are distinguished by the verbal inflection , the second obviative ( sometimes ...
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In this sentence the first obviative refers back to a herd of buffalo mentioned in the preceding context , where it is obviative . The verb ' to kill ' is inflected for a proximate plural object and mor- phologically could have either ...
In this sentence the first obviative refers back to a herd of buffalo mentioned in the preceding context , where it is obviative . The verb ' to kill ' is inflected for a proximate plural object and mor- phologically could have either ...
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It remains to devise terms for two other properties of nouns and verbs — Number and Obviation . These terms are conveniently expressed by using examples of each case . Only animate nouns and verbs have obviative forms .
It remains to devise terms for two other properties of nouns and verbs — Number and Obviation . These terms are conveniently expressed by using examples of each case . Only animate nouns and verbs have obviative forms .
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