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... êsa as a CP - level evidential ) . First , in the narratives I have worked with , êsa occurs much more freely with the ê - conjunct mode than with the independent indicative . For example , in the following passage , êsa is marked on ...
... êsa as a CP - level evidential ) . First , in the narratives I have worked with , êsa occurs much more freely with the ê - conjunct mode than with the independent indicative . For example , in the following passage , êsa is marked on ...
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... êsa . 14 ( 33 ) ê - pê - takohtêcik êsa , pôt ôhi kî - papâmohtêyiwa êsa [ laughter ] , ... ( AA 2000 : 9.8 ) ê - pê - takohtê - t - k êsa pôti ohi kî - papâmohtê - yi - w - a êsa C1 - COME - arrive.VAI - 3 - PL REPORT behold DEM PREV ...
... êsa . 14 ( 33 ) ê - pê - takohtêcik êsa , pôt ôhi kî - papâmohtêyiwa êsa [ laughter ] , ... ( AA 2000 : 9.8 ) ê - pê - takohtê - t - k êsa pôti ohi kî - papâmohtê - yi - w - a êsa C1 - COME - arrive.VAI - 3 - PL REPORT behold DEM PREV ...
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... êsa ' reportedly . ' Sometimes , there are two occurrences of êsa marked on a single clause , e.g. , ... ( 45 ) - mâka påskisikan wiy êsa ê - kî - nakatamâht êsa . mâka pâskisikan wiya êsa ê - kî - nakatamaw - iht êsa but gun EMPH EVID ...
... êsa ' reportedly . ' Sometimes , there are two occurrences of êsa marked on a single clause , e.g. , ... ( 45 ) - mâka påskisikan wiy êsa ê - kî - nakatamâht êsa . mâka pâskisikan wiya êsa ê - kî - nakatamaw - iht êsa but gun EMPH EVID ...
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