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Example 57-21
nunde sa twa nale vwar wawa
nunde
1du
sa
without
twa
you
nu
1pl
ale
go
vwar
see
wawa
grandmother
The two of us go to see grandmother without you.
Comment:
The exclusive construction for the dual is optional and not strongly grammaticalized.
Nale
is the contraction of
nu ale
.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
own knowledge Ehrhart
Language:
Tayo
by
Sabine Ehrhart
and
Melanie Revis
cite
Datapoints:
Inclusive/exclusive distinction in independent personal pronouns: Inclusive and exclusive differentiated
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