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Pronouns, kinship terms, titles, and other NP's used in
proclitic positions have the function of a proclitic. They
constitute an unseparable part of a verb in a VP. They are
attached to the verbs, just as proclitics are, and in the
data this is marked by a hyphen. There is nothing can be
inserted between these cliticized NP's and the verbs. As
parts of the verbs, they do not have a stress; the stress is
placed on the verbs or the following constituents that form
single units with verbs.
124. a) Kamoe meusti kamoe-jak jinoe.
Weexc must we ao now
exc~
' We must leave now.'
b)*Kamoe kamoe-meusti jak jinoe.
Weexc weexc-must go now
' We must leave now.'
125. a) Macut h'an jeuet macut=woe meunyo golom bu.
Aunt NEG can aunt-go home if not yet rice
'You aunt cannot go home if you have not eaten
rice with us yet.'
b)*Macut macut=h'an jeuet woe meunyo golom bu.
Aunt aunt-NEG can go home if not yet rice
' You aunt cannot go home if you have not eaten
rice with us yet.'
When the subjects are cliticized to the verbs, they are
often deleted.