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We shall use the terms '''verblike''' and '''nounlike''' to refer to any strings of words that can function as “verbs” and “nouns” respectively. Namely, we’ll define
We shall use the terms '''verblike''' and '''nounlike''' to refer to any strings of words that can function as “verbs” and “nouns” respectively. Namely, we’ll define


; verblikes: [[atomic verb|single verb words]] ({{t|toa}}, {{t|bụfoaq}}), [[serial verb]]s without arguments ({{t|dua maı}}, {{t|fuı tua mara}}), and special verb forms like [[predicatizer]]s ({{t|jí}}) or [[quote]]s ({{t|shú ‹kası›}}) or [[ë|{{t|ë}}-phrases]] ({{t|ë tı súq ní}}) {{TODO|on the fence about whether this should include verbs with “prefilled” slots, i.e., object incorporation – {{t|choaı sâ nuı}}}}
; verblikes: [[atomic verb|single verb words]] ({{t|toa}}, {{t|bụfoaq}}), [[serial verb]]s without arguments ({{t|dua maı}}, {{t|fuı tua mara}}), and special verb forms like [[predicatizer]]s ({{t|po jí}}) or [[quote]]s ({{t|shu ‹kası›}}) or [[ë|{{t|ë}}-phrases]] ({{t|ë tı súq ní}}) {{TODO|on the fence about whether this should include verbs with “prefilled” slots, i.e., object incorporation – {{t|choaı sâ nuı}}}}; finally including [[conjunction]]s ({{t|de ra fıe}}) and [[focus]]ed versions ({{t|kụloı}}) of those
; nounlikes: [[determiner phrase]]s ({{t|cáo}}, {{t|ké paı mara}}), [[pronoun]]s ({{t|máq}}, {{t|hụ́la}}), and [[complementizer phrase|subclause]]s ({{t|ꝡä tı súq ní}}, {{t|lä nuaobo báq shıaq jâ}})
; nounlikes: [[determiner phrase]]s ({{t|cáo}}, {{t|ké paı mara}}), [[pronoun]]s ({{t|máq}}, {{t|hụ́la}}), and [[complementizer phrase|subclause]]s ({{t|ꝡä tı súq ní}}, {{t|lä nuaobo báq shıaq jâ}}); finally including conjunctions ({{t|pío de róı é fıe shía}}) and focused versions ({{t|tó báq lue}}) of those


with the following idea in mind:
with the following idea in mind: