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= the pretty one
= the pretty one
paþþa-nti tin


be.pretty.3SG.ANIM.ABS 3SG.ANIM.PRON
be.pretty.3SG.ANIM.ABS 3SG.ANIM.PRON
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i)
i)


jannatapik telli
pikijanat telli


= anyone of the men
= anyone of the men


yanak-ta-pik tin-li
pik-janak-t tin-li


man-PL-ABL 3SG.ANIM.PRON-INDEF
ABL-man-PL 3SG.ANIM.PRON-INDEF


ii)
ii)


qavampik mutli
pikiqavan mutli


= any of the apples
= any of the apples


qavan-pik muk-li
pik-qavan muk-li


ABL-apples 3PL.INAN.PRON-INDEF
ABL-apples 3PL.INAN.PRON-INDEF
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= she eats her own apple
= she eats her own apple


qavan-xe-nte ten-qarxa-nsi
Ø-qavan-xe-nte ten-qarxa-nsi


apples-SGV-3SG.ANIM.POS 3SG.ANIM.ERG-eat-4SG.INAN.ABS
ABS-apples-SGV-3SG.ANIM.POS 3SG.ANIM.ERG-eat-4SG.INAN.ABS


VS
VS
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= she eats her apple
= she eats her apple


qavan-xe-lle ten-qarxa-nsi
Ø-qavan-xe-lle ten-qarxa-nsi


apples-SGV-4SG.ANIM.POS 3SG.ANIM.ERG-eat-4SG.INAN.ABS
ABS-apples-SGV-4SG.ANIM.POS 3SG.ANIM.ERG-eat-4SG.INAN.ABS


5) Reciprocal Pronouns:
5) Reciprocal Pronouns:
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EG:
EG:


migkiksi teghannalli
kiminiksi teghannalli


= she gives this to him
= she gives this to him


min-ki-ksi ten-hanta-lli
ki-min-ksi ten-hanta-lli


3SG.INAN.PRON-INST-PROX.CIT 3SG.ANIM.ERG-give-4SG.ANIM.ABS
INST-3SG.INAN.PRON-PROX.CIT 3SG.ANIM.ERG-give-4SG.ANIM.ABS


b) Inanimate demonstrative pronouns can also encode the concepts of here and there.
b) Inanimate demonstrative pronouns can also encode the concepts of here and there.
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EG:
EG:


minnupsu kimpalka
numinipsu kimpalka


= you go there
= you go there


min-nu-psu kin-palka
nu-min-psu kin-palka


3SG.INAN.PRON-ALL-DIST.CIT 2SG.ERG.go
ALL-3SG.INAN.PRON-DIST.CIT 2SG.ERG.go


8) Relative Pronouns:
8) Relative Pronouns:
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EG:
EG:


kimex qavan lenqarxammu janakki xinnunti
kimex qavan lenqarxammu kijanak xinnunti


= the woman sees the man who eats the apples
= the woman sees the man who eats the apples


kimex-Ø qavanlen-qarxa-mmu janak-ki qinnu-nti
Ø-kimex Ø-qavan len-qarxa-mmu janak-ki qinnu-nti


woman-ABS ABS-apples 4SG.ANIM.ERG-eat-3PL.INAN man-INST see-3SG.ANIM.ABS
ABS-woman ABS-apples 4SG.ANIM.ERG-eat-3PL.INAN INST-man see-3SG.ANIM.ABS


9) Interrogative Pronouns:
9) Interrogative Pronouns: