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Within linguistics, obviative (abbreviated OBV) third person is a grammatical-person marking that distinguishes a referent that is less important to the discourse from one that is more important (proximate). The obviative is sometimes referred to as the "fourth person".[1]

  1. ^ Kibort, Anna. "Person." Grammatical Features. 7 January 2008. [1] Retrieved on 2009-10-25.

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Arapaho language

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proximate and obviative noun. Both nouns are animate, but there is conflict regarding proximate or obviative. The verb thus defaults to the obviative plural...

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Ojibwe grammar

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of third person, a proximate and an obviative. The proximate is a traditional third person, while the obviative (also frequently called "fourth person")...

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Unami language

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inanimate), obviation (proximate versus obviative), and presence (nonabsentative versus absentative). Generally, the inanimate, obviative, and absentative...

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Algonquian languages

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proximate and those marked as obviative. Proximate nouns are those deemed most central or important to the discourse, while obviative nouns are those less important...

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Shawnee language

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placing one participant in the obviative. Since grandfather is the focus in this narrative, the governor is assigned the obviative marking. Grammatically, kapenal-ee...

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Western Ojibwa language

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Munsee grammar

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marked obviative with the suffix /-al/: oxkwé·wal wə̆ne·wá·wal lénəw 'the man sees the woman' (woman-obviative third-sees-third man-proximate). Obviation is...

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Blackfoot language

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grammatical persons – first, second, third (proximate), fourth (obviative), and fifth (sub-obviative). Word order is flexible in Blackfoot. Subjects are not required...

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Swampy Cree language

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other suffixes. Obviative is marked on animate nouns as the suffix /-a/ and on inanimate nouns as the suffix /-iliw/. Animate obviative nouns do not mark...

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Powhatan language

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Shin Ultraman

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Plains Cree language

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on the obviative. The noun nāpēw "man" is marked as proximate through the absence of a suffix while the noun atimwa "dog" contains the obviative suffix...

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Martin 193

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Cheyenne language

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changes in both the verb and noun. If the obviated entity is an animate noun, it will be marked with an obviative suffix, typically -o or -óho. For example:...

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Enzyme

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