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[T]he speaker had heard on the radio that a bear had attacked a woman. From the description of her wounds on the radio, he infers, using the mirative/inferential particle lą̄ą̄, that she was dragged by the bear. […] This particle also implies that the speaker was surprised at the event. Bear attacks are uncommon in Arizona, and the woman was someone the speaker was acquainted with. In fact, lą̄ą̄ is more fundamentally a mirative than an inferential, […]
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[T]he
speaker
had
heard
on
the
radio
that
a
bear
had
attacked
a
woman.
From
the
description
of
her
wounds
on
the
radio,
he
infers,
using
the
mirative/inferential
particle
lą̄ą̄,
that
she
was
dragged
by
the
bear.
[…]
This
particle
also
implies
that
the
speaker
was
surprised
at
the
event.
Bear
attacks
are
uncommon
in
Arizona,
and
the
woman
was
someone
the
speaker
was
acquainted
with.
In
fact,
lą̄ą̄
is
more
fundamentally
a
mirative
than
an
inferential,
[…]