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Conlangery #105: Navajo/Diné (natlang)

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The Intransitive Verb Theme Nih Oja

With L classifier, the causative transit of the becomes media passive. This serves to derive constructions in which the subject and object are the same. An intransitive verb theme nih oja carries the meaning flea as in saa algorni ha'a ogad. So dual run is derived somewhat deveously. That's his language. But here one in which the two subjects are literally described as chasing each other.

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