ABBREVIATIONS

<table><tr><td>APPL</td><td>applicative</td></tr><tr><td>CAUS</td><td>causative</td></tr><tr><td>C</td><td>consonant</td></tr><tr><td>CL</td><td>(noun) class</td></tr><tr><td>DAT</td><td>dative</td></tr><tr><td>EXCL</td><td>exclusive</td></tr><tr><td>FUT</td><td>future</td></tr><tr><td>FV</td><td>final vowel</td></tr><tr><td>H</td><td>high tone</td></tr><tr><td>HTS</td><td>high tone spreading</td></tr><tr><td>INSTR</td><td>instrumental</td></tr><tr><td>INTENS</td><td>intensive</td></tr><tr><td>L</td><td>low tone</td></tr><tr><td>LOC</td><td>locative</td></tr><tr><td>PASS</td><td>passive</td></tr><tr><td>PLUR</td><td>plural</td></tr><tr><td>PRES</td><td>present</td></tr><tr><td>PROG</td><td>progressive</td></tr><tr><td>RECIP</td><td>reciprocal</td></tr><tr><td>REFL</td><td>reflexive</td></tr><tr><td>S.O.</td><td>someone</td></tr><tr><td>STAT</td><td>stative</td></tr><tr><td>sth.</td><td>something</td></tr><tr><td>TAM</td><td>tense-aspect-mood</td></tr><tr><td>V</td><td>vowel</td></tr></table>

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