The difference between Obviative and Proximate
When used as nouns, obviative means a grammatical marker in the algonquian (and some other) languages for a third person other than the principal, whereas proximate means a grammatical marker in the algonquian (and some other) languages for a principal third person.
When used as adjectives, obviative means describing such a marker, whereas proximate means close or closest.
check bellow for the other definitions of Obviative and Proximate
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Obviative as a noun (linguistics):
A grammatical marker in the Algonquian (and some other) languages for a third person other than the principal
Examples:
"Obviate'' (abbreviated <tt>obv</tt>) third person is a grammatical person marking that distinguishes a non-salient (obviative) third person referent from a more salient (proximate) third person referent in a given discourse context. The ''obviative'' is sometimes referred to as the "fourth person".<ref>cite-web url=http://en.wikipedia.org/ title=Obviative lang=en format=HTML publisher=Wikipedia date=2014-06-10 archiveurl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obviative archivedate=2014-06-10 accessdate=2014-10-20 </ref>"
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Obviative as an adjective:
Describing such a marker
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Proximate as an adjective:
Close or closest; adjacent.
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Proximate as an adjective (legal):
Immediately preceding or following in a chain of causation.
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Proximate as an adjective:
About to take place; impending.
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Proximate as a noun (linguistics):
A grammatical marker in the Algonquian (and some other) languages for a principal third person.