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 *nominalization prefixes (see [[Kola#Non-finite_forms|non-finite forms]] above)
 *''-ä-'': relativizer
-*''ni-'' (with subjunctive): "that" - e.g. ኒኜዴ ''ninyeddé'' "that I walk"
+*''nï-'' (with subjunctive): "that" - e.g. ንኜዴ ''nïnyeddé'' "that I walk"
-**Can be used for necessative (must, should), often in combination with the applicative - e.g. ኒኜዴ (ዪኝዋለ) ''ninyeddé (yinywálä)'' "I must walk" (literally: "(there is on me) that I walk")
+**Can be used for necessative (must, should), often in combination with the applicative of the copula - e.g. ንኜዴ (ዪኝዋለ) ''nïnyeddé (yinywálä)'' "I must walk" (literally: "(there is on me) that I walk")
-*''ni-'' (with indicative): places focus on verb - e.g. ኒኜዴ ''ninyedde'' "I did walk" (i.e. "(it is true) that I walked")
+*''nï-'' (with indicative): places focus on verb - e.g. ንኜዴ ''nïnyedde'' "I did walk" (i.e. "(it is true) that I walked")
-*''si-'': negative counterpart of ''ni-'' - e.g. ሲኜዴ ''sinyeddé'' "that I not walk", ሲኜዴ (ዪኝዋለ) ''sinyeddé (yinywálä)'' "I must not walk", ሲኜዴ ''sinyedde'' "I did not walk" (i.e. "(it is true) that I did not walk")
+*''sï-'': negative counterpart of ''nï-'' - e.g. ስኜዴ ''sïnyeddé'' "that I do not walk", ስኜዴ (ዪኝዋለ) ''sïnyeddé (yinywálä)'' "I must not walk", ስኜዴ ''sïnyedde'' "I did not walk" (i.e. "(it is true) that I did not walk")
 *''kä-'': primary negation prefix
 *''bä-'': "when, if; because"