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A phrase consists of a number of dependent verb forms with the same index prefix (assuming that the index isn't reset in between the verb forms). These verb forms are not required to be contiguous. A phrase may contain 1 verb of the determining type and 1 of the quantity type (multiples of each don't make sense).
A clause consists of at least 1 independent verb form. It may also contain phrase components. The main clause appears first with coordinate and subordinate clauses preceded by conjunctions. If there are multiple independent verb forms, they will usually have an argument in common.
Each coordinate clause is preceded by a coordinating conjunction. If the conjunction is independent, the clause is coordinate with the main clause; otherwise, it's coordinate with the complement clause whose conjunction has the same index prefix.
Word | Tag | Description |
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- | - | - |
Each complement clause is preceded by the conjunction zin Cpl, which always takes an index prefix (appearing also as an argument of the host verb).
badey badexti zontomix tozin hrahtabar. | ||||
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ba-dey | ba-dexti | zon-to-mi-x | to-zin | hrahta-ba-r |
S4-Ana | S4-city | see-S2-1S-Aor | S2-Cpl | destroy-S4-Fut |
I foresaw the destruction of the city. |
Each relative clause is preceded by the conjunction kay Rel. Relative clauses are subordinate even though the conjunction doesn't have an index prefix.
tojuko memyawhi mesaysato xertebato kay talgememi batiy bares. | |||||||
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to-juko | me-myawhi | me-say-sa-to | xerte-ba-to | kay | talge-me-mi | ba-tiy | ba-res |
S2-boy | S3-cat | S3-have2-R-S2 | inhabit-S4-S2 | Rel | find-S3-1S | S4-Prox | S4-house |
The boy whose cat I found lives in this house. |
Each adjunct clause is preceded by 1 of the remaining non-indexed subordinating conjunctions:
Word | Tag | Description |
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- | Tmp | temporal relationship |
- | - | - |
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