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( Wolfart 1973 : 23 ) But inanimates can be syntactically ( or “ covertly ” ) obviative in that they trigger obviative agreement , as in example ( 6 ) , where the form of êh- miywâsiniyikih ' being pretty ' reflects that it has an ...
( Wolfart 1973 : 23 ) But inanimates can be syntactically ( or “ covertly ” ) obviative in that they trigger obviative agreement , as in example ( 6 ) , where the form of êh- miywâsiniyikih ' being pretty ' reflects that it has an ...
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Another shared feature of the obviation systems of Kutenai and Algonquian is that nouns possessed by third persons are obligatorily obviative , as in the Ojibwe example in ( 10 ) . ( 10 ) Nisiwan dash odayensiwaan igiw VAI.
Another shared feature of the obviation systems of Kutenai and Algonquian is that nouns possessed by third persons are obligatorily obviative , as in the Ojibwe example in ( 10 ) . ( 10 ) Nisiwan dash odayensiwaan igiw VAI.
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the grammars of Kutenai and Algonquian languages ; in contrast , there is no reason to posit grammatical features proximate and obviative in Salish languages . The conditions on the use of the topical object construction in Salish ...
the grammars of Kutenai and Algonquian languages ; in contrast , there is no reason to posit grammatical features proximate and obviative in Salish languages . The conditions on the use of the topical object construction in Salish ...
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