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These distinctions can also provide a model for a possible interpretation of closely<br />

related verbal forms such as igi bi 2.in.du 8, igi im.mi.in.du 8, and igi mi.ni.in.du 8: igi<br />

bi 2.in.du 8 would represent a basic, thetic statement, neutralized with respect to<br />

definiteness (“. . . is one who . . .”); igi mi.ni.in.du 8 would be a definite/topicalized<br />

version of the thetic statement represented by igi bi 2.in.du 8 (“the one who . . .”); while igi<br />

im.mi.in.du 8 would correspond to the kind of categorical statement typically associated<br />

with propositional attitude verbs and indirect speech. I hope to investigate these contrasts<br />

in greater detail in future work.<br />

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