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The phonology and morphology of Filomeno Mata Totonac

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140) púuwi kinc%úc%uti&<br />

/puu-wi-aa kin-c"uc"uti&/<br />

LOC-seated-IMPF 1POSS-water<br />

‘it contains my water’<br />

141) puuwas%níi<br />

/puu-was"-nii-aa/<br />

LOC-scratch.at-DAT-IMPF<br />

‘he digs a hole’<br />

142) liipuuwaníi<br />

/lii-puu-wan-nii/<br />

INST-LOC-say-DAT<br />

‘he blames her’<br />

143) puuwaníi<br />

/puu-wan-nii/<br />

LOC-say-DAT<br />

‘he thinks <strong>of</strong> him’<br />

In examples 140-143, the presence <strong>of</strong> an object NP or the dative suffix clearly marks these verbs<br />

as transitives. However, very similar constructions are ambiguous as regards their transitivity:<br />

144) puuwás%<br />

/puu-was-aa/<br />

LOC-scratch.at-IMPF<br />

‘he digs a hole’<br />

145) kaawás%<br />

/kaa-was-aa/<br />

LOC-scratch.at-IMPF<br />

‘he digs a trench’<br />

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