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There is a plural form ( (, ( ( which is only used by <strong>the</strong> older generation <strong>and</strong> is<br />

thus disappearing. Two forms are presently employed. The negated form is not changed.<br />

(36) a. =C=(J =C=(J =C=(J =C=(J I( I( I( I( <br />

PL-chicken be:NF EMPH<br />

‘There are chickens.’<br />

b. =C=(J =C=(J =C=(J =C=(J ( ( ( ( <br />

PL-chicken be(pl):NF EMPH<br />

‘There are chickens.’<br />

c. =C=(J =C=(J =C=(J =C=(J CK(CK( CK(CK( CK(CK( CK(CK(<br />

AA AA AA AA<br />

PL-chicken RED:NF-be(neg):NF NEG<br />

‘There are no chickens.’<br />

A quantity may be specified in <strong>the</strong> noun phrase, or it may occur after <strong>the</strong> verb.<br />

(37) a. =C=(J =C=(J =C=(J =C=(J > > 5= 5= 5= 5= I( I( I( I( <br />

PL-chicken two be:NF EMPH<br />

‘There are two chickens.’<br />

b. =C=(J =C=(J =C=(J =C=(J I( I( I( I( > > 5= 5= 5= 5=<br />

PL-chicken be:NF two<br />

‘There are two chickens.’<br />

Possessive clauses. In a possessive clause, <strong>the</strong> verb is followed by a prepositional<br />

phrase with <strong>the</strong> preposition ‘with’. In <strong>the</strong> negative form, I I I I is reduplicated. The form CK<br />

CK<br />

is not attested.<br />

(38) a. ( ( ( ( I( I( I( I( @ @ @ @ (C>( (C>( (C>( (C>( <br />

SS be:NF with hardness<br />

‘It is hard.’<br />

DET<br />

b. ( ( ( ( I(I( I(I( I(I( I(I( @ @ @ @ (C>( (C>( (C>( (C>( <br />

AA AA AA AA<br />

SS RED:NF-be:NF with hardness DET NEG<br />

‘It is not hard.’<br />

c. *( ( ( ( CK(CK( CK(CK( CK(CK( CK(CK(<br />

@ @ @ @ (C>( (C>( (C>( (C>( <br />

AA AA AA AA<br />

SS red:NF-be(neg):NF with hardness DET NEG<br />

(unattested)<br />

Predicate adjective. In an adjectival clause, <strong>the</strong> verb is followed by an adjective.<br />

In <strong>the</strong> negative form, I I I I is reduplicated. The form CK CK CK is not attested.<br />

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