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===== Unmarked Oblique=====

The Unmarked Oblique is in form indistinguishable from the Absolutive. However, it is identifiable in that is is always the noun phrase that lacks an agreement marker in the verb. Unmarked oblique nouns, when they appear, are usually patients of low transitivity verbs, or unindividuated patients of mid-transitivity verbs, e.g. ''Yak eškat pes-ek-araban'' "I was harvesting mushroooms". For perceptive verbs, their presence may differentiate non-volitional, unintentional, or accidental occurrences from deliberate, intentive ones, e.g. ''Yak kaslub šullum-ek-aran'' "I heard a dog", vs. ''Yakte kaslub šullum-ek-aru'' "I ''listened to'' the dog".

The Unmarked Oblique is in form indistinguishable from the Absolutive. However, it is identifiable in that is is always the noun phrase that lacks an agreement marker in the verb. Unmarked oblique nouns, when they appear, are usually patients of low transitivity verbs, or unindividuated patients of mid-transitivity verbs, e.g. ''Yak eškat pes-ek-araban'' "I was harvesting mushroooms". For perceptive verbs, their presence may differentiate non-volitional, unintentional, or accidental occurrences from deliberate, intentive ones, e.g. ''Yak kaslub šullum-ek-aran'' "I heard a dog", vs. ''Yakte kaslub šullum-ek-aru'' "I ''listened to'' the dog".

Unmarked obliques are often considered adjuncts, non-essential information provided only ~~too~~ provide more information, so it is not surprising that they are converted to antitopics via postposed ''wa=''binding, e.g. ''Yakte šullum-ek-aran, ~~wakkaslub~~.''

Unmarked obliques are often considered adjuncts, non-essential information provided only to provide more information, so it is not surprising that they are frequently converted to antitopics via postposed ''wa=''binding, e.g. ''Yakte šullum-ek-aran, wakkaslub.''

====Tense-Aspect Marking====

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 ===== Unmarked Oblique=====
-The Unmarked Oblique is in form indistinguishable from the Absolutive.  However, it is identifiable in that is is always the noun phrase that lacks an agreement marker in the verb.  Unmarked oblique nouns, when they appear, are usually patients of low transitivity verbs, or unindividuated patients of mid-transitivity verbs, e.g. ''Yak <u>eškat</u> pes-ek-araban'' "I was harvesting mushroooms".  For perceptive verbs, their presence may differentiate non-volitional, unintentional, or accidental occurrences from deliberate, intentive ones, e.g. ''Yak kaslub šullum-ek-aran'' "I heard a dog", vs. ''Yakte kaslub šullum-ek-aru'' "I ''listened to'' the dog".
+The Unmarked Oblique is in form indistinguishable from the Absolutive.  However, it is identifiable in that is is always the noun phrase that lacks an agreement marker in the verb.  Unmarked oblique nouns, when they appear, are usually patients of low transitivity verbs, or unindividuated patients of mid-transitivity verbs, e.g. ''Yak <u>eškat</u> pes-ek-araban'' "I was harvesting mushroooms".  For perceptive verbs, their presence may differentiate non-volitional, unintentional, or accidental occurrences from deliberate, intentive ones, e.g. ''Yak <u>kaslub</u> šullum-ek-aran'' "I heard a dog", vs. ''Yakte kaslub šullum-ek-aru'' "I ''listened to'' the dog".
-Unmarked obliques are often considered adjuncts, non-essential information provided only too provide more information, so it is not surprising that they are converted to antitopics via postposed ''wa=''binding, e.g. ''Yakte šullum-ek-aran, wakkaslub.''
+Unmarked obliques are often considered adjuncts, non-essential information provided only to provide more information, so it is not surprising that they are frequently converted to antitopics via postposed ''wa=''binding, e.g. ''Yakte šullum-ek-aran, wak<u>kaslub</u>.''
 ====Tense-Aspect Marking====