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actually d2 is overt, it's just not segmental. but I don't need to drop the word "segmental"
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{{Example|Chuq jí bẹ́ıshamu.|(No,) it was the '''''apple''''' that I ate.<br><small>Again, {{t|beı-}} is prefixed onto {{t|shamu}}. The result is wrapped in {{Done|2}}.</small>}}
{{Example|Chuq jí bẹ́ıshamu.|(No,) it was the '''''apple''''' that I ate.<br><small>Again, {{t|beı-}} is prefixed onto {{t|shamu}}. The result is wrapped in {{Done|2}}.</small>}}


{{Example|Chuq jí bẹ́ıke shamu.|(No,) it was '''''the''''' apple that I ate.<br><small>{{t|beı-}} is prefixed onto {{t|ké}}, so just the determiner is focused<ref>To focus just the {{Done|2}} determiner, we can use its [[overt allomorph]] {{t|ló}}, giving {{t|bẹ́ılo}} ('''''the''''').</ref> (e.g. ''the'' apple as opposed to ''an'' apple).</small>}}
{{Example|Chuq jí bẹ́ıke shamu.|(No,) it was '''''the''''' apple that I ate.<br><small>{{t|beı-}} is prefixed onto {{t|ké}}, so just the determiner is focused<ref>To focus just the {{Done|2}} determiner, we can use its [[allomorph]] {{t|ló}}, giving {{t|bẹ́ılo}} ('''''the''''').</ref> (e.g. ''the'' apple as opposed to ''an'' apple).</small>}}


{{Example|Leo kụrıatua jí héqma.|I'm trying to '''''open''''' the container.<br><small>{{t|ku-}} is prefixed onto {{t|rıatua}}, so just the verb is focused.</small>}}
{{Example|Leo kụrıatua jí héqma.|I'm trying to '''''open''''' the container.<br><small>{{t|ku-}} is prefixed onto {{t|rıatua}}, so just the verb is focused.</small>}}