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Applicatives are not only useful for emphasizing or topicalizing the oblique argument but in fact are necessary for certain syntactic constructions (and for just sounding natural). When an applicative is used, the original direct object (when used) takes the instrumental preposition ''nai''. | Applicatives are not only useful for emphasizing or topicalizing the oblique argument but in fact are necessary for certain syntactic constructions (and for just sounding natural). When an applicative is used, the original direct object (when used) takes the instrumental preposition ''nai''. | ||
:'''''Hoḏawi peteenymbiane nai ṯias''''' | |||
:Hoḏawi ped-hee-nymbia-ne nai ṯias | |||
:forest REL-APPL.about-draw-1SG.PRET INS picture | |||
:''The forest I drew a picture of'' [lit. "The forest which I bedrew with a picture"] | |||
===Clause types=== | ===Clause types=== | ||