▁argument ▁is ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁sentence ▁via ▁an ▁initial ▁determ iner ; ▁the ▁only ▁exception ▁to ▁initial ▁determin ers ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁proper ▁names ▁which ▁do ▁not ▁need ▁determin ers ▁to ▁introduce ▁them . ▁Pred ic ates ▁may ▁be ▁of ▁any ▁lex ical ▁category . ▁There ▁may ▁be ▁additional ▁arguments ▁added ▁to ▁a ▁sentence ▁in ▁Ok an agan ▁via ▁complement izers . ▁Ok an agan ▁is ▁unique ▁among ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁Sal ish ▁languages ▁for ▁the ▁inclusion ▁of ▁the ▁complement izer . ▁ ▁Ob li ques ▁▁ <0x09> O kan agan ▁has ▁one ▁ob lique ▁marker ▁that ▁serves ▁adapt s ▁it ▁to ▁several ▁different ▁functions ▁depending ▁upon ▁the ▁context ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁is ▁used . ▁The ▁ob lique ▁marker ▁‘ t ' ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁object ▁of ▁an ▁in trans itive ▁verb , ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁below . ▁ ▁k ə n ▁ <0xCB> <0x80> i <0xC9> <0xAC> ə n ▁t ▁s <0xC9> <0xAC> i q w ▁I <0x09> e at <0x09> ob l ▁meat ▁I <0x09> ate <0x09> ( some ) me at ▁▁ ▁‘ t ' ▁may ▁also ▁mark ▁the ▁agent ▁in ▁a ▁pass ive ▁construction , ▁and ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁erg ative ▁agent ▁of ▁trans itive ▁ver bs . ▁Finally , ▁the ▁ob lique ▁‘ t ' ▁may ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁mark ▁functions ▁including ▁time ▁and ▁instrument : ▁ ▁k ə n ▁tx am ▁t ▁s x ̌ ə x ̌ c ' i <0xCB> <0x80> ▁I <0x09> comb <0x09>