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==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
===Copulas=== | |||
The copula ''im'' literally means "to be an element/subset of", thus it turns the predicate into the generic number. | |||
===Relative clauses=== | ===Relative clauses=== | ||
The relativizer ''r(i)-'' and/or the relative pronominal suffixes are used only for the case of restrictive relative clauses. In non-restrictive relative clauses 3rd person resumptive pronouns are used as in a full clause; in the same vein, predicate adjectives are used as non-restrictive adjectives. | The relativizer ''r(i)-'' and/or the relative pronominal suffixes are used only for the case of restrictive relative clauses. In non-restrictive relative clauses 3rd person resumptive pronouns are used as in a full clause; in the same vein, predicate adjectives are used as non-restrictive adjectives. | ||
[[Category:Talsmic languages]][[Category:Zachydic languages]] | [[Category:Talsmic languages]][[Category:Zachydic languages]] | ||