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( Wolfart 1973 : 16 ) One of the effects of the absence of gender in Kutenai is that inanimate noun phrases are marked obviative in the same way as animate noun phrases , so that there are considerably more nouns marked obviative in ...
( Wolfart 1973 : 16 ) One of the effects of the absence of gender in Kutenai is that inanimate noun phrases are marked obviative in the same way as animate noun phrases , so that there are considerably more nouns marked obviative in ...
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But it is formally a noun , since it is marked obviative in sentences containing other third person participants , as illustrated in ( 9 ) above . But in ( 26 ) , the only other participant is first person , so here it is proximate .
But it is formally a noun , since it is marked obviative in sentences containing other third person participants , as illustrated in ( 9 ) above . But in ( 26 ) , the only other participant is first person , so here it is proximate .
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( 47 ) Noun final PA * -en after TI ( 1 ) theme sign ( 47a ) Mes takwaha ni ' corn mush ' ( takwah- TI ( 1 ) ' grind up ' ) Mes ketasa ni ' mush variety ' ( ketas- TI ( 1 ) * pop out by heat ' ) Mes no hkaha ni ' pemmican ' ( no hkah- TI ...
( 47 ) Noun final PA * -en after TI ( 1 ) theme sign ( 47a ) Mes takwaha ni ' corn mush ' ( takwah- TI ( 1 ) ' grind up ' ) Mes ketasa ni ' mush variety ' ( ketas- TI ( 1 ) * pop out by heat ' ) Mes no hkaha ni ' pemmican ' ( no hkah- TI ...
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Julie Brittain Carrie Dyck Yvan Rose Marguerite MacKenzie | 29 |
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