Editing Shilha language (section)

==== Use of the annexed state ====
The annexed state (EA) of an inflected noun is used in a number of clearly defined syntactical contexts:<ref name="Galand 1988, 4.11"/>
*when the noun occurs as subject in postverbal position:

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{{interlinear|indent=2|lang=shi|tfulki tmazirt nnun|it.is.beautiful EA-country of.you|"your country is beautiful"}}
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{{interlinear|indent=2|lang=shi|tamazirt nnun tfulki|EL-country of.you it.is.beautiful|"[as for] your country, it is beautiful"}}
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*after most prepositions (see also {{section link | |Prepositions}}):

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{{interlinear|indent=2|lang=shi|tiskrt d uẓalim|EL-garlic with EA-onions|"garlic and onions" (EL {{Lang|shi-latn|aẓalim}})}}
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{{interlinear|indent=2|lang=shi|tangult n uɣrum|EL-loaf of EA-bread|"a loaf of bread" (EL {{Lang|shi-latn|aɣrum}})}}
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*after numerals 1 to 10 and after the indefinite numeral (see also {{section link | |Numerals}}):

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{{interlinear|indent=2|lang=shi|kraṭṭ tmkilin|three EA-dishes|(EL {{Lang|shi-latn|timkilin}})}}
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{{interlinear|indent=2|lang=shi|mnnaw wussan|many EA-days|(EL {{Lang|shi-latn|ussan}})}}
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*after some elements which require a following noun phrase (see also {{section link| |Possessed nouns}}):
: {{Lang|shi-latn|ayt Ugadir}} "the people of Agadir"
: {{Lang|shi-latn|bu tɣanimt}} "he with EA-reed: flute player" (EL {{Lang|shi-latn|taɣanimt}})
*after {{Lang|shi-latn|wan}} "like, such as" (premodern, obsolete in the modern language)

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|wan uɣu smmiḍn
|like EA-milk which.is.cold
|"like cold milk, such as cold milk"}}

Outside these contexts, the EL is used. Uninflected nouns and unincorporated loans, which do not distinguish state, remain unchanged in these contexts.