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 |

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