8 Disambiguation Master Reference
Shared phonological forms are resolved by **position only** — no additional marking is ever required. This section consolidates all disambiguation notes from across the spec.
Section 8
Shared phonological forms are resolved by **position only** — no additional marking is ever required. This section consolidates all disambiguation notes from across the spec.
Shared phonological forms are resolved by **position only** — no additional marking is ever required. This section consolidates all disambiguation notes from across the spec. | Form | Reading A | Reading B | Resolution rule | |------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | `to` | Time domain particle | Temporal postposition | **Compound-initial** = particle; **standalone after NP** = postposition | | `re` | Relativization / complement gap-filler | Instrument classifier `-re` | **Standalone inside clause brackets** = gap-filler; **compound-final** = classifier | | `bi`, `ku`, `mo` | Domain particles (`bi` Life; `ku` Plant; `mo` Movement) | Classifiers (`-bi` Artifact; `-ku` Collective; `-mo` Period) | **Compound-initial** = particle; **compound-final** = classifier | | `no` | Genitive postposition | — | `no` is **exclusively** the genitive postposition; never a compound element | | `mi` | 1SG pronoun | — | `mi` belongs exclusively to the 1SG pronoun; no domain allegiance | | `ar` | Power domain particle | — | Distinct from 3PL pronoun `an`; pronouns never appear as compound elements | | `na` | Spatial allative (toward a place) | Temporal allative (until a time) / Dative recipient | Resolved by **semantic type** of following noun: place, time-span, or animate | | `po` | Interrogative pro-form (clause argument) | Scale particle (large, massive) | **Standalone clause argument** = question pro-form; **compound-initial** = scale particle | | `ise` / `anu` / `sena` / `moto` / `fira` | Discourse particles | — | These forms are clause-external and never appear as compound elements or postpositions | ---