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Appendix: abbreviations used in the examples

1 first person

3 third person

ABS absolutive

ACC accusative

CLF classifier

CONN connective

COP copula

DAT dative

EMPH emphatic

ERG ergative

FUT future

GEN genitive

IND indicative

M masculine

NFUT nonfuture

NOM nominative

NPST nonpast

NR nominalizer

PL plural

PST past

SG singular