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actually sumti is "term" not "DP"

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 A '''determiner phrase''' or '''DP''' is a [[constituent]] that refers to an individual. Most prototypically, it's formed by combining a [[determiner]] and a [[verb]]. For example, {{t|ké zu}} "the language" is a DP.
-Lojbanists call these ''sumti''. You may be more familiar with the term '''noun phrase''' or '''NP''' if you've studied English syntax. But Toaq is based on a slightly more complex branch of [[generative grammar]] that favors DPs, and anyway it doesn't have nouns, so we talk about DPs instead.
+You may be more familiar with the term '''noun phrase''' or '''NP''' if you've studied English syntax. But Toaq is based on a slightly more complex branch of [[generative grammar]] that favors DPs, and anyway it doesn't have nouns, so we talk about DPs instead.
 == Under the hood ==