The same form also occurs as a borrowed copula in some Mienic languages which form part of the Hmong-Mien (formerly Miao-Yao) family of southern China and neighbouring areas (Martha Ratliff, personal communication, but see also Shintani and Zhao 1990 on the use of the form in the Mienic language Mun), and it may have been incorporated into the grammars of other languages in mainland China (and possibly also Taiwan).

You should learn to spot their shenanigans and avoid being fooled.

There is a leader—there is usually a leader when men leave their established perimeters—and today it is Quinn Davies, a tanned, open-faced man accoutered with artifacts of a Native American ancestry he wishes he possessed.

This fluid passes through the main iters which connect the various ventricles and filters through the thin membranes of the brain and cord, equalizing the pressure at all points.