▁emphas ise ▁the ▁lex ical ization ▁of ▁number ▁systems . ▁Part icles ▁in ▁the ▁language ▁depend ▁on ▁whether ▁it ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 st , ▁ 2 nd , ▁or ▁ 3 rd ▁person ; ▁whether ▁the ▁refer ent ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁subject , ▁object , ▁poss essor , ▁or ▁complement ▁position ; ▁and ▁if ▁the ▁predicate ▁is ▁a ▁n oun ▁( nom inal ) ▁or ▁a ▁verb ▁( ver bal ). ▁X av ante ▁also ▁uses ▁a ▁singular , ▁dual , ▁and ▁pl ural , ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁refer ent ▁also ▁dict ate ▁which ▁number ▁particle ▁will ▁be ▁used . ▁Within ▁this ▁number ▁mark ing ▁system , ▁ver bal ▁cla uses ▁use ▁a ▁neutral ▁mark ing ▁sub system , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁mark ing ▁of ▁( A ), ▁( S ), ▁and ▁( O ) ▁is ▁identical ▁whenever ▁these ▁arguments ▁are ▁singular ▁or ▁when ▁( O ) ▁is ▁definite ▁and ▁all ▁three ▁arguments ▁are ▁non - sing ular . ▁A ▁neutral ▁system ▁is ▁marked ▁for ▁having ▁the ▁three ▁arguments ▁marked ▁ident ically , ▁and ▁is ▁common ▁across ▁languages . ▁In ▁X av ante , ▁this ▁situation ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁neutral ▁because , ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁case , ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁core ▁arguments ▁get ▁marked , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁all ▁get ▁the ▁same ▁mark ing . ▁An ▁example ▁is ▁seen ▁here : ▁ ▁" You ▁are ▁both ▁cry ing ." ▁ ▁" You ▁( both ) ▁eat ▁one ▁fish ." ▁ ▁The ▁number ▁system ▁in ▁X av