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For example , in the Delaware languages ( Munsee and Unami ) transitive ani- mate ( TA ) direct absolute forms are used with overt nominal objects that are indefinite , while the corresponding objective forms are used with def- inite NP ...
For example , in the Delaware languages ( Munsee and Unami ) transitive ani- mate ( TA ) direct absolute forms are used with overt nominal objects that are indefinite , while the corresponding objective forms are used with def- inite NP ...
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W - suffixes ( revised ) The w - suffixes were those originally found in the TA objective direct and inverse ; they were always used with either the direct theme sign ( PA * -a · th . 1 ) or the inverse theme sign ( PA * -ekw th . 2 ) .
W - suffixes ( revised ) The w - suffixes were those originally found in the TA objective direct and inverse ; they were always used with either the direct theme sign ( PA * -a · th . 1 ) or the inverse theme sign ( PA * -ekw th . 2 ) .
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digms he takes the direct endings as having PA * -w “ 3RD.ANIM.OBJ ” and the inverse endings as having PA * -w " 3RD.SUBJ . " He reconstructs the -w before first plural suffixes in the TA inverse but not in the TA direct ( Pent- land ...
digms he takes the direct endings as having PA * -w “ 3RD.ANIM.OBJ ” and the inverse endings as having PA * -w " 3RD.SUBJ . " He reconstructs the -w before first plural suffixes in the TA inverse but not in the TA direct ( Pent- land ...
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