▁this ▁works ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁sentences :" kit ▁ma : ʔ e <0xC9> <0xAC> ta wa ʔ ae : ní ▁ ▁I ▁am ▁a ▁teacher ▁ ▁" kit ▁ma : ʔ e <0xC9> <0xAC> ta wa ʔ ae : ní ▁ ʃ ak wan í : ▁ ▁I ▁was ▁a ▁teacher ▁ ▁" kit ▁ma : ʔ e <0xC9> <0xAC> ta wa ʔ ae : ní ▁nak w án ▁ ▁I ▁will ▁be ▁a ▁teacher " In ▁the ▁following ▁example ▁we ▁can ▁see ▁how ▁the ▁verb ▁“ wan ” ▁( mean ing ▁“ be ” ) ▁is ▁what ▁the ▁cop ula ▁is ▁based ▁on .   ▁Through ▁the ▁morph ological ▁deriv ation ▁the ▁cop ula ▁joins ▁with ▁the ▁des ider ative ▁suffix ▁“ - k ut un ” ▁giving ▁us ▁the ▁meaning ▁of ▁“ w ant ing ▁to ▁X ,” ▁as ▁seen ▁below :" ts am á : ▁ ʔ aw át ʔ a ▁p ú ʃ ku ▁w ank ut ún ▁the ▁boy ▁wants ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁chief ▁( som ed ay )" Pred icate ▁nom inals ▁follow ▁a ▁word ▁order ▁with ▁the ▁subject ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁and ▁verb ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁cop ula ▁is ▁between ▁them .   ▁Ad ject ival ▁pred ic ates ▁follow ▁the ▁same ▁style , ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁following :" l ú : k ux ▁t ʃ i ʃ k ú ▁ ▁the ▁man ▁is ▁brave ▁ ▁l ú : k ux ▁ ʃ wan í ▁ ▁t ʃ i ʃ k ú ▁