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| The pup may have climbed a tree. | The pup may have climbed a tree. | ||
| - | === Egophoricity | + | == Egophoricity == |
| When the subject of a sentence is in the first person, the verb ending indicates whether the action was intentional or not. This is referred to as egophoricity. Authoritative verbs indicate the action was done on purpose. Nonauthoritative verbs indicate the action was unintentional. | When the subject of a sentence is in the first person, the verb ending indicates whether the action was intentional or not. This is referred to as egophoricity. Authoritative verbs indicate the action was done on purpose. Nonauthoritative verbs indicate the action was unintentional. | ||
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| Did you fall from the tree? | Did you fall from the tree? | ||
| - | === Evidentiality | + | == Evidentiality == |
| If you have a main clause with a verb like see, hear, etc, where the object of the verb is another clause describing what is seen or heard, the verb in the object clause can be in the authoritative form if the speaker directly witnessed the event (not necessarily visually). If the speaker is inferring the event based on indirect evidence, the second verb is in the nonauthoritative form. | If you have a main clause with a verb like see, hear, etc, where the object of the verb is another clause describing what is seen or heard, the verb in the object clause can be in the authoritative form if the speaker directly witnessed the event (not necessarily visually). If the speaker is inferring the event based on indirect evidence, the second verb is in the nonauthoritative form. | ||
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| Really? There’s a funny little guy in your computer? | Really? There’s a funny little guy in your computer? | ||
| - | === Modal Particles | + | == Modal Particles == |
| The four basic verbal moods can be further narrowed by using modal particles. Modal particles are placed at the beginning of a sentence before the subject or any adverbs. | The four basic verbal moods can be further narrowed by using modal particles. Modal particles are placed at the beginning of a sentence before the subject or any adverbs. | ||
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| This sentence sounds better to native speakers. | This sentence sounds better to native speakers. | ||
| - | === Verb Serialization and Coverbs | + | == Verb Serialization and Coverbs == |
| Commonthroat verbs have no infinitive form. Instead, you serialize verbs to indicate things like the purpose or result of a verb of motion, as well as to indicate aspect. | Commonthroat verbs have no infinitive form. Instead, you serialize verbs to indicate things like the purpose or result of a verb of motion, as well as to indicate aspect. | ||
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| Why am I making a big deal about these aspects? They just seem like regular serial verb constructions. Well, some verbs have different meanings depending on their aspect. | Why am I making a big deal about these aspects? They just seem like regular serial verb constructions. Well, some verbs have different meanings depending on their aspect. | ||
| - | rn I know becomes sg rn I find out and fb rn I forget. | + | '' |
| - | Important note: sg specifically means to start a task or start doing something. If you want to say start in the sense of turn on, that’s rMNq ignite. Similarly, to say you turned something off, that’s qNMr extinguish. | + | Important note: '' |
| - | fCq /early falling strong whine, huff/ means have or possess. sg fCq means begin to have, find or come across. fb fCq stop having means to lose or relinquish. | + | '' |
| These aspects are well-established across dialects, but other looser constructions exist as well. | These aspects are well-established across dialects, but other looser constructions exist as well. | ||
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